按 (àn)
to press; to push; according to
How 按 is written
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Traditional
- 按
- Simplified
- 按 (unchanged)
Components
- 扌 hand
- 宀 roof
- 女 woman
Common words using 按
- 按摩 ànmó
- massage; to massage
- 按鍵 ànjiàn
- button or key (on a device); keystroke; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 按壓 ànyā
- to press; to push (a button)
- 按時 ànshí
- on time; before deadline; on schedule
- 按照 ànzhào
- according to; in accordance with; in the light of
- 按鈕 ànniǔ
- push button
- 按下 ànxià
- to press down; to press a button
- 按兵不動 ànbīngbùdòng
- to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 按勞分配 ànláofēnpèi
- distribution according to work
- 按圖索驥 àntúsuǒjì
- lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom); to do things along rigid, conventional lines; to try and find smth with the help of a clue
- 按捺 ànnà
- to restrain; to control
- 按揭 ànjiē
- a mortgage; to buy property on a mortgage
按 in a sentence
按這個按鈕就可以開門了。
Àn zhège ànniǔ jiù kěyǐ kāimén le.
“Just press this button to open the door.”
How common is 按?
按 is the 573rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 78.7% of all running text.
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