按
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Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 安 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
按
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
按 [àn]
to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
按 あん
An surname
按 おさえ
Osae surname
CHINESE WORDS (76)
按照 [ànzhào] #2,084
according to
按摩 [ànmó] #3,156
massage
按钮 [ànniǔ] #4,429
push button
按钮 [ànniǔ] #4,429
push button
按时 [ànshí] #6,713
on time
按时 [ànshí] #6,713
on time
按键 [ànjiàn] #18,459
button or key (on a device)
按键 [ànjiàn] #18,459
button or key (on a device)
按揭 [ànjiē] #21,810
a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
按部就班 [ànbùjiùbān] #14,867
to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
案じる [あんじる] #7,412
to be anxious (about)
案ずる [あんずる] #14,817
to be anxious (about)
⭐ 考案 [こうあん] #15,284
plan
⭐ あん摩 [あんま] #50,172
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage)
按司 [あじ] #129,179
chieftain (of the Ryukyu Kingdom)
電気あんま [でんきあんま] #142,334
pressing one's foot on the genitals of a supine person while pulling on their feet (usu. as a prank)
按摩さん [あんまさん] #152,874
masseuse
あんま師 [あんまし] #157,542
masseuse
按手 [あんしゅ] #158,467
ordination
案分 [あんぶん] #169,593
proportional division
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KOREAN WORDS (2)