迫
·pǎi
to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,615 U+8FEB
How 迫 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 白 (phonetic, bái)
How to remember it
compel · Heisig RSH #1617
白 white + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 白
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 白 (bái) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白 sound component | bái | white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright |
| 百 | bǎi | one hundred; numerous, many |
| 伯 | bó | older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count |
| 拍 | pāi | to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm |
| 柏 | bǎi | cypress, cedar |
| 怕 | pà | to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive |
| 泊 | bó | to anchor; to moor |
| 魄 | pò | vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon |
| 帛 | bó | silk, fabric; wealth, property |
| 舶 | bó | large ship, ocean-going vessel |
| 粕 | pò | sediment, lees, dregs |
| 铂 | bó | platinum; thin sheet metal |
Words containing 迫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强迫性性行为 | qiǎng pò xìng xìng xíng wéi | sexual obsession |
| 强迫劳动 | qiǎng pò láo dòng | forced labor (as punishment in criminal case) |
| 强迫性储物症 | qiǎng pò xìng chǔ wù zhèng | compulsive hoarding |
| 强迫性 | qiǎng pò xìng | compulsive; obsessive |
| 迫切性 | pò qiè xìng | urgency |
| 从容不迫 | cóng róng bù pò | calm; unruffled |
| 贫病交迫 | pín bìng jiāo pò | beset by poverty and illness (idiom) |
| 强迫症 | qiǎng pò zhèng | obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
| 迫不及待 | pò bù jí dài | (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay |
| 迫不得已 | pò bù dé yǐ | to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth |
| 强迫观念 | qiǎng pò guān niàn | compelling notion; obsession |
| 交迫 | jiāo pò | to be beleaguered |
| 迫视 | pò shì | to stare at; to watch intently |
| 强迫 | qiǎng pò | to compel; to force |
| 迫于 | pò yú | constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth |
| 迫击炮 | pǎi jī pào | mortar (weapon); Taiwan pr. [po4 ji2 pao4] |
| 迫真 | pò zhēn | (literary) lifelike; realistic; vivid; (Internet slang) used parenthetically to mark the p… |
| 压迫 | yā pò | to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics) |
| 迫临 | pò lín | to approach; to press in |
| 威迫 | wēi pò | coercion; to intimidate |