to restrain

to restrict; to keep down; or

hand (扌) + phonetic (卬) = restrain, press down

The hand radical drives the meaning: a hand pressing something down to hold it back. 卬 contributes the yì sound rather than any sense of restraint.

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他努力制自己的怒火。

tā nǔ lì yì zhì zì jǐ de nù huǒ。

He tried hard to restrain his anger.

这种药可以制细菌的生长。

zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ yì zhì xì jūn de shēng zhǎng。

This medicine can suppress the growth of bacteria.

Words with 抑

遏抑

è yì

to suppress

阻抑

zǔ yì

to impede

顿挫抑扬

dùn cuò yì yáng

cadence

共模抑制比

gòng mó yì zhì bǐ

(electronics) common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR)

冤抑

yuān yì

to suffer injustice

压抑

yā yì

to constrain or repress emotions

女性贬抑

nǚ xìng biǎn yì

misogyny

自抑

zì yì

to control oneself

平抑

píng yì

to stabilize

扶弱抑强

fú ruò yì qiáng

to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor

抑郁

yì yù

depressed; despondent; gloomy

抑且

yì qiě

(literary) moreover

More characters with 扌