11.18Usage: +
捺
Pressed down (The act of applying pressure)
- 捺印 (nà yìn) The act of pressing one's thumb or seal/stamp to serve as a form of identity Literal. Press and (create a) mark
- 按捺不住 (àn nà bù zhù) Unable to hold back Literal. Applying pressure but unable to suppress – used to describe an outburst of emotion(s) that one is unable to control
+ A LITTLE MORE +
捺 is among one of the most basic strokes in Chinese characters:
- 丶 点 (diǎn) Dot
- 一 横 (héng) Horizontal stroke
- 丨 竖 (shù) Vertical stroke
- 丿 撇 (piě) Flung aside stroke, top-right to bottom-left
- 乀 捺 (nà) Pressed down stroke, top-left to bottom-right
- / 提 (tí) Lifted stroke, bottom-left to top-right
乚 折 (zhé) Bent or angled stroke
亅 钩 (gōu) Hook
…… so on and so forth (with many other variations), reference Chinese Writing Strokes.