压

yā

press; oppress; crush; pressure

How to write 压, stroke by stroke

to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure; used in 压根儿; used in 压马路; used in 压板

Ideographic: Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厂

Made of 厂 + 土 + 丶

压力yā lìpressure
压制yā zhìto suppress; to inhibit; to stifle
血压xuè yāblood pressure
压抑yā yìto constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
压根yà gēn(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
镇压zhèn yāsuppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
压迫yā pòto oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
压住yā zhùto press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice)
施压shī yāto pressure
气压qì yāatmospheric pressure; barometric pressure
压缩yā suōto compress; compression
挤压jǐ yāto squeeze; to press; to extrude

我总是觉得压力很大。
wǒ zǒng shì jué de yā lì hěn dà 。
I'm always under stress.
我的血压很低。
wǒ de xuè yā hěn dī 。
I have low blood pressure.
这个国家的政府压迫人民。
zhè ge guó jiā de zhèng fǔ yā pò rén mín 。
The government of this country oppresses its people.
军队镇压了叛乱。
jūn duì zhèn yā le pàn luàn 。
The army quelled the rebellion.
桥在重压之下倒塌了。
qiáo zài zhòng yā zhī xià dǎo tā le 。
The bridge crashed under the pressure.