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扼

è

Character

What 扼 means

1. to grip forcefully
2. to clutch at
3. to guard
4. to control
5. to hold

Other readings

扼 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• èvariant of {扼|è}

Example sentences

• 当我们发电报的时候，简明扼要是关键，因为是以字计费的。
  When you send a telegram, brevity is essential because you will be charged for every word.

Words starting with 扼

• 扼杀è shāto strangle; to throttle
• 扼要è yàoto the point; concise
• 扼腕è wànto wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)
• 扼制è zhìto control; to restrain
• 扼守è shǒuto hold a pass; to guard (a strategic location)
• 扼死è sǐto strangle; to throttle; to stifle (opinions)
• 扼颈è jǐngto strangle; to throttle
• 扼喉抚背è hóu fǔ bèilit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)…
• 扼襟控咽è jīn kòng yānto secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

Words containing 扼

• 简明扼要jiǎn míng è yàobrief and to the point (idiom); succinct

Characters built on 厄

These share the phonetic component 厄 (è), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 呃è(exclamation); to hiccup
• 轭èyoke

Characters that look like 扼

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 拟nǐdoubtful; suspicious; variant of 拟
• 拖tuōto drag; to tow; to trail
• 扭niǔto turn; to twist; to wring
• 抚fǔto comfort; to console; to stroke
• 抛pāoto throw; to toss; to fling
• 拙zhuōawkward; clumsy; dull

Sounds the same

Read è, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 饿hungry; to starve (sb)
• 恶evil; fierce; vicious
• 遏to restrain; to check; to hold back
• 厄distressed
• 呃(exclamation); to hiccup
• 萼calyx of a flower
• 锷blade edge; sharp
• 鳄(bound form) alligator; crocodile
• 愕startled
• 噩startling
• 颚jaw; palate
• 轭yoke