押
yā
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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yā · aat3 (Jyutping)
- to mortgage
- to pawn
- to detain in custody
- to escort and protect
- (literary) to sign
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Character breakdown
押
- Meaning
- mortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰扌甲
- Cangjie
- QWL
- Four-corner
- 5605.0
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