押

yā

mortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard

How to write 押, stroke by stroke

to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 甲

Made of 扌 + 甲

抵押dǐ yāto provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral
关押guān yāto imprison; to lock up (in jail)
扣押kòu yāto detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property
押韵yā yùnto rhyme; sometimes written 壓韻|压韵
押送yā sòngto convey (a prisoner or valuable items etc) under escort
押金yā jīndeposit; down payment
羁押jī yāto detain; to take into custody; detention; imprisonment
抵押品dǐ yā pǐnsecurity (property held against a loan); mortgaged property
收押shōu yāin custody; to keep sb in detention
押运yā yùnto escort (goods or funds); to convey under guard
抵押物dǐ yā wùcollateral (finance)
押宝yā bǎoto play yabao (a gambling game); (fig.) to gamble on; to take one's chance; to try one's luck

难以抵抗给句子押韵的愿望。
nán yǐ dǐ kàng gěi jù zi yā yùn de yuàn wàng 。
It's hard to resist the wish to make the sentence rhyme.
你必须付三个月的房租作为押金。
nǐ bì xū fù sān gè yuè de fáng zū zuò wéi yā jīn 。
You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.
我在这匹马上押五英镑的赌注。
wǒ zài zhè pǐ mǎ shàng yā wǔ yīng bàng de dǔ zhù 。
I bet five pounds on the horse.