01859 Chinese character of 抑 and pronounce jik1

The Chinese character【抑】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes an action or attitude. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Suppress or balance.

You can refer to this for the pronunciation of the mentioned Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【抑】:yì

Cantonese Jyutping of 【抑】:jik1

Below is an introduction to the basics of the Chinese character 【抑】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【抑】, for example:Describing an action or attitude , It means mainly to suppress or balance .As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.

【抑】functions as a standalone word but can pair with others to form more descriptive expressions, like【抑制、壓抑】(Mandarin Pinyin:yì zhì 、yā yì/ Cantonese Jyutping:jik1 zai3 、ngaat3 jik1)

The stroke count for this character is 7 ,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Here is a single example incorporating this character.:


他努力抑制住自己的情緒。

He tried hard to suppress his emotions.


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