to force

to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing

movement (辶) + white (白) = closing in urgently

The movement radical drives the meaning: to press toward something until there is no more space or time. 白 mainly contributes the sound pò and does not color the meaning.

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WhitePhonetic
WalkingSemantic

他被离开了自己的家。

tā bèi pò lí kāi le zì jǐ de jiā。

He was forced to leave his own home.

情况紧,我们必须马上做决定。

qíng kuàng jǐn pò,wǒ men bì xū mǎ shàng zuò jué dìng。

The situation is urgent; we must make a decision right away.

Words with 迫

逼迫

bī pò

to force

隐蔽强迫下载

yǐn bì qiǎng pò xià zǎi

drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap)

饥寒交迫

jī hán jiāo pò

beset by hunger and cold (idiom)

交迫

jiāo pò

to be beleaguered

切迫

qiè pò

urgent

危迫

wēi pò

urgent

压迫

yā pò

to oppress

威迫

wēi pò

coercion

强迫

qiǎng pò

to compel

强迫劳动

qiǎng pò láo dòng

forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)

强迫性

qiǎng pò xìng

compulsive

强迫性储物症

qiǎng pò xìng chǔ wù zhèng

compulsive hoarding

More characters with 辶