扼
to grip forcefully; to clutch at; to guard; to control; to hold
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,089 U+627C
How 扼 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 厄 (phonetic, è)
How to remember it
clutch · Heisig RSH #2446
fingers + cliff + fingerprint
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 厄
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 厄 (è) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厄 sound component | è | adversity, difficulty, distress |
| 顾 | gù | to look back; to look at; to look after |
| 轭 | è | yoke, restraint, collar |
| 呃 | è | belch; hiccup |
| 苊 | è | acenaphthene |
Words containing 扼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 简明扼要 | jiǎn míng è yào | brief and to the point (idiom); succinct |
| 扼喉抚背 | è hóu fǔ bèi | lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom); fig. to occupy all key points (mili… |
| 扼制 | è zhì | to control; to restrain |
| 扼死 | è sǐ | to strangle; to throttle; to stifle (opinions) |
| 扼杀 | è shā | to strangle; to throttle |
| 扼要 | è yào | to the point; concise |
| 扼守 | è shǒu | to hold a pass; to guard (a strategic location) |
| 扼襟控咽 | è jīn kòng yān | to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass |
| 扼颈 | è jǐng | to strangle; to throttle |
| 扼腕 | è wàn | to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists) |