押
Radical: 手
meaning for 押 yā:
- - to mortgage
- - to pawn
- - to detain in custody
- - to escort and protect
- - (literary) to signto provide (an asset) as security for a loan
- - to put up collateralto imprison
- - to lock up (in jail)to detain
- - to take into custody
- - detention
- - imprisonmentto detain
- - to hold in custody
- - to distrain
- - to seize propertydeposit
- - down payment