遏 è to curb
to curb; to check; to stop; to suppress
怎么记住“遏”: 辶 walking + 曷 why = to curb. Walking through the desert, the hiker keeps asking why he packed so little water, and does all he can to curb his thirst.
部件结构
遏 = 辶 walking + 曷 why
- 辶 walking
- 曷 why
Walking through the desert, the hiker keeps asking why he packed so little water, and does all he can to curb his thirst.
用法
- 'To curb/check/hold back' a force or trend: 遏制 (èzhì) to contain, 遏止 (èzhǐ) to halt.
- Often about stopping something surging: 遏制通货膨胀 (èzhì tōnghuò péngzhàng) to rein in inflation; 怒不可遏 (nùbùkě'è) so angry it can't be held back.