按
HSK 3freq #678
Meanings
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- 1.to press
- 2.to push
- 3.to leave aside or shelve
- 4.to control
- 5.to restrain
- 6.to keep one's hand on
- 7.to check or refer to
- 8.according to
- 9.in the light of
- 10.(of an editor or author) to make a comment
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Wiktionary
- 1.to push (with hands); to press
- 2.to put aside
- 3.to restrain
- 4.to check against something, chiefly a text
- 5.to make comments; to write notes
- 6.according to; referring to; following
- 7.to withdraw (money)
- 8.to mortgage
- 9.to estimate; to evaluate; to assess; to figure; to suppose; to reckon; to plan
- 10.to pawn; to borrow money while depositing an item as collateral from a pawnshop or someone for later payment
- 11.from (place or time); by; since
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qaːns): semantic 扌 + phonetic 安 (OC *qaːn). The phonetic component however indicates the concept to be at ease, hence it is linked with the meaning "to restrain; to push down". Exoactive of 安 (OC *qaːn, “be calm”), lit. "cause to be settled, calmed".
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
按我說的做。
Do as I say.
她按了開關。
She pressed the switch.
你按門鈴了嗎？
Have you already rung the doorbell?
蛋是按打卖的。
Eggs are sold by the dozen.
你按了按鈕嗎?
Did you push the button?
他們按小時租車。
They rent the car by the hour.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Related words
按照 according to; in accordance with; on the basis of按摩 massage按时 on time按键 button or key (on a device)按说 in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally按捺 to restrain按赞 (Tw) to like (on social media)按揭 a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)按立 ordination长按 to long press (a button)按压 to press按日 daily (law)