Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 押


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Meaning

to detain in custody, mortgage, to pawn

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: hand , right: shell/armor (The seedling cracks its shell/husk )

Mnemonic

The hand pushes into a "shell" when: detaining.

Radicals

hand
armor, shell
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Vocabulary

扣押 kòu yā to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property
抵押 dǐ yā mortgage
押韵 yā yùn to rhyme
羁押 jī yā detention; imprisonment
非羁押性 fēi jī yā xìng noncustodial (sentence)

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