Keyword
to clutch
- to grasp
- to choke
- to strangle
- Frequency
- #3178
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 厄 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
扼杀
to strangle; to throttle
扼要
to the point; concise
扼
to grip forcefully; to clutch at; to guard; to control; to hold
扼守
to hold a pass; to guard (a strategic location)
扼制
to control; to restrain
简明扼要
brief and to the point (idiom); succinct
扼死
to strangle; to throttle; to stifle (opinions)
扼腕
to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)