yā
押 (yā) is a Chinese word meaning “to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody”.
Meanings
- 1to mortgage
- 2to pawn
- 3to detain in custody
- 4to escort and protect
- 5(literary) to sign
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
抵押to provide (an asset) as security for a loan关押to imprison扣押to detain押韵to rhyme收押in custody押送to convey (a prisoner or valuable items etc) under escort羁押to detain押金deposit押运to escort (goods or funds)抵押品security (property held against a loan)拘押to arrest押解to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)