CHINESE CHARACTER

抑 (yì): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yì

to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress

HSK 67 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

扌

Primary radical

扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 抑.

卬

Phonetic component

卬 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 7

Write 抑 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 抑

抑制yìzhì

HSK 6 · to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress

压抑yāyì

HSK 7-9 · to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression

抑扬顿挫yìyáng-dùncuò

HSK 7-9 · cadence; rises and falls in speech

抑郁yìyù

HSK 7-9 · depressed; despondent; gloomy

抑郁症yìyùzhèng

HSK 7-9 · clinical depression

Examples using 抑

抑制

当她看到那件衣服, 她无法抑制自己的笑声。

Dāng tā kàn dào nà jiàn yī fu , tā wú fǎ yì zhì zì jǐ de xiào shēng。

She could hardly keep from laughing when she saw the dress.

压抑

汤姆没法压抑自己的怒火了。

Tāng mǔ méi fǎ yā yì zì jǐ de nù huǒ le。

Tom couldn't hold back his anger.

抑郁

她抑郁了。

Tā yì yù le。

She's in a depression.

FAQ

What does 抑 (yì) mean in Chinese?

to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress

How do you write 抑 in stroke order?

抑 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 抑?

扌 is the radical in 抑. It is the hand side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 抑?

抑制 (yìzhì): to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress; 压抑 (yāyì): to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression; 抑扬顿挫 (yìyáng-dùncuò): cadence; rises and falls in speech.