Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 厭 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (壓)
厭 Meaning component
detest
Original form. This became a phonetic loan for other meanings, so 土 (earth) was added to distinguish the original meaning again.
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Historical Evolution
壓
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
壓
Clerical
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
壓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
压 / 壓 [yā]
to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
压 / 壓 [yà]
see 壓根兒|压根儿[yàgēnr]
Japanese
pressure; force
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
圧 あき
Aki unclassified name
圧 あく
Aku unclassified name
圧 あぐ
Agu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (169)
压力 [yālì] #1,152
pressure
血压 [xuèyā] #4,829
blood pressure
压抑 [yāyì] #5,834
to constrain or repress emotions
压迫 [yāpò] #7,339
to oppress
高血压 [gāoxuèyā] #17,143
high blood pressure
压缩 [yāsuō] #15,837
to compress
高压 [gāoyā] #12,617
high pressure
电压 [diànyā] #14,577
voltage
镇压 [zhènyā] #12,987
suppression
施压 [shīyā] #10,296
to pressure
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 押す [おす] #959
to push
⭐ 押さえる [おさえる] #1,590
to pin down
⭐ 圧倒的 [あっとうてき] #2,256
overwhelming
⭐ 圧倒 [あっとう] #4,947
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent)
⭐ 圧力 [あつりょく] #5,277
pressure
押し殺す [おしころす] #6,332
to crush to death
⭐ 圧迫 [あっぱく] #7,056
pressure
⭐ 制圧 [せいあつ] #8,528
gaining total control (of people or counties)
威圧感 [いあつかん] #8,925
intimidating air
押しつぶす [おしつぶす] #9,164
to crush
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