压
Meaning
- to press
- to push down
- to keep under (control)
Example sentence
我血压高。
I have high blood pressure.
The character 压
压 is 土, earth, under 厂: weight bearing down. 压力 pressure of every kind, 血压 blood pressure, 压住 to hold something down — and 压岁钱 is the New Year money that presses the year flat.