| 扼 | 88A40 10A.70-5 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄜˋ [e4] | ||
| N. | U.f. 軛 10D.70, harness shaft. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To strangle (throat): 扼虎 strangle a tiger. (2) To take firm hold of: 扼守 [e4shou3]↓; 扼腕 [e4wan4]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Essential, salient: 扼要 [e4yao4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 扼吭 [e4hang2], v.i., to choke, suffocate. 2. 扼制 [e4zhi4], v.t., to keep under control by force. 3. 扼守 [e4shou3], v.t., to guard (strategic point). 4. 扼腕 [e4wan4], v.i., to wring one's wrists in sorrow or despair. 5. 扼要 [e4yao4], adj. & adv. & n., (the) essential(ly), salient points as in summary: 請扼要的說一遍 tell us the essential points. | |||||