扼

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èno initial · 4th tone — spelling rules

to grip forcefully · to clutch at

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

扼=扌+厄

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to grip forcefully

to clutch at

to guard

to control

to hold

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Words with 扼 36 total

to strangle · to throttle扼杀è shā to hold a pass · to guard (a strategic location)扼守è shǒu to strangle · to throttle · to stifle (opinions)扼死è sǐ to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)扼腕è wàn to control · to restrain扼制è zhì to the point · concise扼要è yào to strangle · to throttle扼颈è jǐng

Idioms with 扼 14 total Chain

lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom) · fig. to occupy all key points (military)扼喉抚背è hóu fǔ bèi to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass扼襟控咽è jīn kòng yān