迫
pǎi
#1,004 most
frequent character
used in 迫擊炮|迫击炮[pai3ji1pao4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
迫 has 辶 movement for meaning and 白 bái for sound. It first meant pressing in or getting close to something. That grew to forcing, oppressing, and then to urgent.
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