押 yā
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 甲 armor, shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
押金
yājīn
deposit
Characters in this word
金 jīn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 金 — gold, metal
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 押金多少？ Yājīn duōshao? How much is the deposit?
- 请交押金。 Qǐng jiāo yājīn. Please pay the deposit.
- 押金能退吗？ Yājīn néng tuì ma? Can the deposit be returned?