扼

è
  1. to grip forcefully
  2. to clutch at
  3. to guard
  4. to control
  5. to hold

CEDICT

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 軛 /轭 (è, “yoke”)
  2. alternative form of 軛 /轭 (è, “yoke”)
  3. to choke; to strangle
  4. to grasp; to clutch
  5. to guard; to control

Wiktionary

  1. 捉、持、握。
  2. 据守、控制。
  3. 堵住、阻塞。
  4. 车辕前端套在牛、马等颈上的横木。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

扼 è variant of 扼 è

Containing this entry

扼制 èzhì
  1. to control
  2. to restrain
扼喉抚背 èhóufǔbèi
  1. lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
  2. fig. to occupy all key points (military)
扼守 èshǒu
  1. to hold a pass
  2. to guard (a strategic location)
扼死 èsǐ
  1. to strangle
  2. to throttle
  3. to stifle (opinions)
扼杀 èshā
  1. to strangle
  2. to throttle
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Related entries

守 shǒu
  1. to guard
  2. to defend
  3. to keep watch
  4. to abide by the law
  5. to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. nearby
  7. adjoining
他信守了承诺.

He stuck to his promise.

Source: Tatoeba

守卫 shǒuwèi
  1. to guard
  2. to defend
士兵們守衛著這座橋。

The soldiers were guarding the bridge.

Source: Tatoeba

守护 shǒuhù
  1. to guard
  2. to protect
默默守护中，有人跑到街头，叫来了协警。

As everyone stood guard silently, someone ran to the corner of the street and called over a police officer.

Source: Tatoeba

戍守 shùshǒu to guard
把守 bǎshǒu to guard
其實我想做一個被關在高塔裏的少女，然後有一天，就會有一個白馬王子出現，把守衛著高塔的七條龍通通殺掉，救我出來。

Actually I wanted to be a damsel in a tower guarded by seven dragons, and then a prince on a white horse would chop off the dragons' heads and liberate me.

Source: Tatoeba

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