按àn
to press. 9 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 按
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–9 write 安.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 按 · the stroke-order rules
What 按 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 安 (ān, peaceful).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 安 carries the sound.
Words that use 按
| 按 | to press 用手指头往下用力 请先按门铃，等主人来开门。Please press the doorbell and wait for someone to open it. Lesson 109, 温暖邻里 · 城市生活与新家 · Urban Life & The New Home |
| 按照 | according to 完全跟着说好的方法或图纸去做 同学们按照图纸一步一步地搭木屋。The students built the hut according to the drawing, step by step. Lesson 110, 掌握本领 · 城市生活与新家 · Urban Life & The New Home |
| 按时 | on schedule, punctually 按照规定的时间去做，不提前也不拖延 穿梭巴士每天按时发车。The shuttle bus departs on time every day. Lesson 247, 社区便民与事务经办 · 亲情关怀与社区生活 · Family Warmth, Civic Care & Everyday Chores |
| 按摩 | to massage 用手轻轻揉压身体，让人放松 老师傅耐心地为运动员按摩僵硬的肩膀。The experienced masseur patiently massaged the athlete's stiff shoulders. Lesson 386, 润物温情 · 温慰人寰与固本强基 · Warm Solace & Bedrock Fortitude |
Characters that share the sound part 安
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.