押

yā

“To mortgage” in Chinese is 押 (yā).

Other characters with the syllable ya: see all 14 →

Meaning

to mortgage
to pawn
to detain in custody

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to escort and protect
(literary) to sign

Example

萨米的包被警察扣押了。

Sami's bag was seized by police.

From 扣押 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 押

押金yājīndepositHSK 5 抵押dǐyāto provide (an asset) as security for a loanHSK 7-9 扣押kòuyāto detainHSK 7-9

More HSK 5 characters

碍àito hinderHSK 5 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coastHSK 5 拔báto pull upHSK 5 拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respectsHSK 5 版bǎna registerHSK 5 扮bànto disguise oneself asHSK 5 棒bàngstickHSK 5 悲bēisadHSK 5 辈bèilifetimeHSK 5 鼻bínoseHSK 5

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