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The character 压, meaning to press or suppress, derived from its traditional form 壓, composed of the radical 厂 representing a cliff and the component 厭 serving as a phonetic element. Its initial meaning related to pressure from above, such as from a cliff, and later broadened to cover physical compression and figurative control. The simplified form 压 retains the cliff radical 厂 but replaces 厭 with 土, meaning earth.
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这本书压在桌子上。
他用手压住了那张纸。
工作压力让我很累。
压缩文件可以节省空间。
他压抑着自己的情绪。
压岁钱是春节的传统。
这场表演的压轴节目很精彩。
巨大的困难压不倒我们。