压
壓yà
#755 most
frequent character
used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4gen1r5]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
压 shortens 壓. Its 土 earth part gives the original sense: filling something with dirt and packing it down. The empty 厂 comes from the old sound part 厭, and 丶 is a decorative mark. From pressing dirt down came pressing, oppressing, and approaching.
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