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扼
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clutch

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Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 厄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 搤.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 厄 adversity =
扼 clutch
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
厄 Phonetic component
è adversity
variant of 厄[è]
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
扼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
扼 [è]
to grip forcefully; to clutch at; to guard; to control; to hold
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (14)
扼杀 [è​shā] #11,031
to strangle
扼杀 [è​shā] #11,031
to strangle
扼死 [è​sǐ] #20,964
to strangle
简明扼要 [jiǎn​míng​'è​yào] #36,337
brief and to the point (idiom)
简明扼要 [jiǎn​míng​'è​yào] #36,337
brief and to the point (idiom)
扼腕 [è​wàn] #53,065
to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)
扼要 [è​yào] #48,615
to the point
扼制 [è​zhì] #39,368
to control
扼守 [è​shǒu] #42,713
to hold a pass
扼喉抚背 [è​hóu​fǔ​bèi]
lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (6)
扼殺 [やくさつ] #94,878
strangulation (with the hands or arms)
扼す [やくす] #96,986
to command
切歯扼腕 [せっしやくわん] #99,826
being enraged (indignant, impatient)
絞扼 [こうやく] #139,459
strangulation
咽喉を扼する [いんこうをやくする]
to gain control of a key position
扼する [やくする]
to command