遏 Stroke Order — How to Write 遏

Stroke Order

遏 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 辶, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

遏 Radical and Character Components

Components:辶曷

遏 is a phono-semantic compound: 辶 (walk) carries the meaning, while 曷 indicates the sound.

Radical: 辶 + 9 more strokes

遏 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 遏 in Chinese

è遏

To stop, prevent, or restrain something; often used in contexts of curbing a trend or suppressing an emotion.

我们必须有效遏制这种不良风气的蔓延

We must effectively curb the spread of this unhealthy trend.

In classical Chinese, when pronounced 'è', '遏' can mean 'to harm', 'to injure', or 'to damage', similar to '害'. For example, in the phrase '无遏尔躬' (wú è ěr gōng), it means 'do not harm your body/yourself'.

切勿让负面情绪遏害你的精神。

Do not let negative emotions harm your spirit.

Common Words and Phrases with 遏

è遏è恶yán扬shàn善

repress evil and encourage good

学校教育应该致力于遏恶扬善，培养学生的良好品德

School education should be dedicated to curbing evil and promoting good, cultivating students' good moral character.

è遏yì抑

restrain; suppress

在公共场合，她总是努力遏抑自己的笑声，以免打扰到他人

In public, she always tried hard to curb her laughter, so as not to disturb others.

è遏yún云

Describes an exceptionally beautiful and powerful singing voice, so captivating it's likened to stopping the movement of clouds.

那位歌剧演员的嗓音穿透力极强，高亢嘹亮，实乃遏云之音，令在场听众无不为之动容。

The opera singer's voice was incredibly penetrating, high-pitched and resonant, truly a sound that could stop the clouds, moving every audience member present.

è遏zhǐ止

to check or hold back; to restrain; to curb; to prevent something from developing or continuing.