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Character Decomposition
按=扌+安
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to press
to push
to leave aside or shelve
to control
to restrain
to keep one's hand on
to check or refer to
according to
in the light of
(of an editor or author) to make a comment
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Words with 按 75 total
Idioms with 按 17 total
to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time按兵不动àn bīng bù dòng(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine按部就班àn bù jiù bānto be unable to hold back按捺不住àn nà bu zhùlit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) · fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines · to try and find sth with the help of a clue按图索骥àn tú suǒ jì