Memory phrase for the character: 押

押

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Meaning

to detain in custody, mortgage, to pawn

Pronunciation

yā

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: shell/armor 甲 (The seedling 丨 cracks its shell/husk 田)

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

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
甲 armor, shellIn the seedling, the root shoot 丨 bursts the armor/shell 田 (= 甲) - (And this gives the sprout丨 a reason 由.)




 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)
非羁押性 fēi jī yā xìng  

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