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按 - àn

put hand on, press down with hand

put hand on, press down with hand

How to read 按

Click 按 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinàn
Englishput hand on, press down with hand
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

按下 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 按压. Please read 按天 one more time.

Common words with this character

to press down; to press a button
to press; to push
daily; per diem
according to season; quarterly

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 按 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 按下 and 按压 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 按.