按
to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
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Dict coverage rank #1,489 U+6309
How 按 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 安 (phonetic, ān)
How to remember it
press down on · Heisig RSH #606
fingers + 安 peaceful
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 安
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 安 (ān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安 sound component | ān | peaceful, tranquil, quiet |
| 案 | àn | file, legal case; bench, table |
| 氨 | ān | ammonia |
| 胺 | àn | amine |
| 鞍 | ān | saddle |
| 铵 | ǎn | ammonium |
| 桉 | ān | eucalyptus |
Words containing 按
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 按兵不动 | àn bīng bù dòng | to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time |
| 按时间先后 | àn shí jiān xiān hòu | chronological |
| 牛不喝水强按头 | niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu | lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom); fig. to try… |
| 牛不喝水难按角 | niú bù hē shuǐ nán àn jiǎo | (idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink |
| 按理说 | àn lǐ shuō | it is reasonable to say that... |
| 按手礼 | àn shǒu lǐ | ordination |
| 按劳分配 | àn láo fēn pèi | distribution according to work |
| 按天 | àn tiān | daily (law); per diem |
| 按部就班 | àn bù jiù bān | (idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine |
| 长按 | cháng àn | to long press (a button) |
| 按步就班 | àn bù jiù bān | variant of 按部就班[an4 bu4 jiu4 ban1] |
| 按下 | àn xià | to press down; to press a button |
| 按理 | àn lǐ | according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally |
| 按日 | àn rì | daily (law); per diem |
| 按语 | àn yǔ | note; comment |
| 按时 | àn shí | on time; before deadline; on schedule |
| 点按 | diǎn àn | (computing) to tap (on a touchscreen); to click (with a mouse); (massage) to apply focused… |
| 编者按 | biān zhě àn | editor's commentary |
| 按摩师 | àn mó shī | masseur; massage therapist |
| 按说 | àn shuō | in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally |