Taxonomy of meanings for 壓:　　

  • 壓 yā (OC: qraab MC: ʔɯap) 烏甲切 入 廣韻：【鎭也降也笮也壞也 】

    Additional information about 壓

    說文解字: 【壓】，壞也。一曰：塞補。 〔小徐本「補」下有「也」。〕 从土、厭聲。 【烏狎切】

      Criteria
    • SQUEEZE

      1. The current general word for the exercise of pressure downwards in any concrete or abstract sense is yā 壓, and the word is not a success verb.

      2. Zhèn 鎮 adds to the notion of vigorous pressure from above the notion of successfully preventing things from moving or displacing itself in any way.

      3. Yì 抑 refers specifically to a particularly vigourous action of pressing something down in any concrete or abstract way and preventing it from moving upwards while possibly allowing it to move sideways.

      Word relations
    • Result: (SQUEEZE)死/DIE The dominant general word is sǐ 死 (ant. shēng 生"be alive"), and this can refer to the death of plants as well as animals or men.