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遏
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stop

HSK 7
Human →Actions →Change
è
アツ
とど.める、と.める
알
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
Components
辶 walk+ 曷 why? what? where? =
遏 stop
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
曷 Phonetic component
hé why? what? where?
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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 Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 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)
Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
遏
Regular
Modern
Chinese
遏 [è]
to restrain; to check; to hold back
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
遏制 [è​zhì] #22,907
to check
怒不可遏 [nù​bù​kě​'è] #25,889
unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage
遏止 [è​zhǐ] #45,487
to hold back
阻遏 [zǔ​'è] #46,949
to impede
遏阻 [è​zǔ] #61,310
to stop
遏抑 [è​yì] #62,413
to suppress
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
防遏 [ぼうあつ] #208,095
prevention
禁遏 [きんあつ] #266,421
prohibition
防遏手段 [ぼうあつしゅだん]
preventive measure