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按
Mandarin · pinyin àn
Meanings
- to press
- to push
- to leave aside or shelve
- to control
- to restrain
- to keep one's hand on
- to check or refer to
- according to
- in the light of
- (of an editor or author) to make a comment
Characters in this entry
- 按
- àn · put hand on, press down with hand
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Mandarin tones
4 · an4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 11 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
on3
Cantonese word readings for 按. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to push (with hands); to press
- to put aside
- to restrain
- to check against something, chiefly a text
- to make comments; to write notes
- according to; referring to; following
- (Malaysia, Singapore) to withdraw (money)
- (Cantonese) to mortgage
- (Hokkien) to estimate; to evaluate; to assess; to figure; to suppose; to reckon; to plan
- (Hokkien) to pawn; to borrow money while depositing an item as collateral from a pawnshop or someone for later payment
- (Hokkien) from (place or time); by; since
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