押 yā to arrest
to arrest; to detain; to deposit; mortgage; to detain in custody
怎么记住“押”: 扌 hand + 甲 armor = to arrest. With one firm hand on his shoulder, the officer in body armor tells the pickpocket she has come to arrest him.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
押 = 扌 hand + 甲 armor
- 扌 hand meaning
- 甲 armor sound
With one firm hand on his shoulder, the officer in body armor tells the pickpocket she has come to arrest him.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the armor gives the sound.
用法
- Bound character, legal/financial register, never used alone in daily conversation.
- 押金 yājīn "deposit" is essential vocabulary for renting an apartment or a bike in China.
- 抵押 dǐyā "to mortgage/put up as collateral" and 扣押 kòuyā "to detain/impound" both keep the sense of holding something as security or in custody.
含“押”的词语
例句
- 这所监狱专门关押政治犯。 Zhè suǒ jiānyù zhuānmén guānyā zhèngzhìfàn.This prison specializes in incarcerating political prisoners.