HSK7-9
yā
mortgage
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound.
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
甲 Sound component
jiǎ
1st heavenly stem, fingernail
押
mortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard; to mortgage; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign
to pawn
抵押
to put up collateral
关押
to imprison
扣押
to detain
押金
deposit
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Unicode
Baxter-Sagart
Dong Chinese
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