Dong Chinese dictionary

yì

press down

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 印 represents the sound. Originally written as 印 or 色.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

印 Sound component

yìn

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yì

press down, repress; curb, hinder; to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or

Most common words with 抑

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