压抑 yāyì oppress; overbear

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Traditional: 壓抑

Stroke order

压抑 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

压抑 — the Chinese character for oppress; overbear (yāyì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 压抑 — oppress; overbear

压 — 6 strokes
抑 — 7 strokes

Senses

to constrain or repress emotions
oppressive
stifling
depressing
repression

Characters in 压抑

压 yā — to press; to push down; to keep under (control)
抑 yì — to restrain; to restrict; to keep down

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

压抑 is pronounced yāyì and means “oppress; overbear”.

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