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逼
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press

HSK 6
Human →Actions
bī
フク、ヒツ、ヒョク、ヒキ
せま.る、むかばき
핍
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 畐 represents the sound. Simplified form of 偪.
Components
辶 walk+ 畐 to fill =
逼 press
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
畐 Phonetic component
fú to fill
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Notes
Similar Characters
巡 patrol暹 rise边 margin (simp)辽 distant (iii) (simp)达 arrive (simp)迁 shift (simp)迂 doctrinaire迄 so far迅 speedy过 through (simp)迈 take a big stride (simp)迎 greet运 luck (simp)近 near迓 to go to meet返 go back迕 obstinate (iii)还 yet (simp)这 here (simp)进 make (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
逼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
逼 [bī]
to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; euphemistic variant of 屄[bī]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (55)
逼近 [bī​jìn] #13,504
to press on towards
逼迫 [bī​pò] #10,904
to force
逼真 [bī​zhēn] #13,465
lifelike
逼供 [bī​gòng] #11,779
to extort a confession
咄咄逼人 [duō​duō​bī​rén] #19,001
overbearing
逼人 [bī​rén] #15,651
pressing
逼死 [bī​sǐ] #32,621
to hound sb to death
威逼 [wēi​bī] #28,821
to threaten
紧逼 [jǐn​bī] #25,824
to press hard
紧逼 [jǐn​bī] #25,824
to press hard
45 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
⭐ 迫る [せまる] #1,065
to approach
逼迫 [ひっぱく] #35,135
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.)
逼塞 [ひっそく] #63,337
being trapped (and having no way out)
金融逼迫 [きんゆうひっぱく]
monetary stringency
電力需給逼迫警報 [でんりょくじゅきゅうひっぱくけいほう]
power demand warning
需給逼迫 [じゅきゅうひっぱく]
supply and demand tightness
KOREAN WORDS (1)
핍박
persecution