抑

yì

press down, repress; curb, hinder

How to write 抑, stroke by stroke

to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 卬

Made of 扌 + 卬

压抑yā yìto constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
抑制yì zhìto inhibit; to keep down; to suppress
抑郁yì yùdepressed; despondent; gloomy
抑或yì huòor; could it be that...?
抑郁症yì yù zhèngclinical depression
平抑píng yìto stabilize; to keep (prices, vermin etc) under control
抑制剂yì zhì jìsuppressant; inhibitor
抑塞yì sèto repress; gloomy
抑扬yì yángmodulation (rising and falling pitch); intonation; a cadence; to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)
抑扬格yì yáng géiambic
抑止yì zhǐto supress; to restrain
抑素yì sùchalone (protein inhibiting cell proliferation)

我无法压抑心中的怒火。
wǒ wú fǎ yā yì xīn zhōng de nù huǒ 。
I couldn't keep my anger down.
她有时变得心情抑郁。
tā yǒu shí biàn de xīn qíng yì yù 。
She sometimes goes into a mood of depression.
她抑郁了。
tā yì yù le 。
She's in a depression.