轧

軋
yà
#3,263 most
frequent character
to crush, to knock sb down with a vehicle

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

轧 has 车 vehicle as its meaning part and 乙 yǐ as its sound part. It first meant a vehicle turning over, then grew to run over or crush. Read zhá it means to roll metal; read gá it means to crowd in together.

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