TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
壓
ㄧㄚ · yā
verb — to press down, weigh on; to suppress, oppress
字源 FORM — what the parts do
FTyàn → yā — the surfeit-sound flattened
A weight of earth (土) bearing down — to press. 厭 yàn carries the sound, worn to yā; it once meant stuffed-full, satiated, and the load presses the same way. From a stone on a thing to a force on a person: 壓力、壓迫、壓抑.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一塊大石壓在土（土）堆上，下面的東西動彈不得。
A heavy stone set on the mound of earth (土); whatever lies under it cannot move.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)壓下、壓住— to press down, hold down常用
→壓力、壓縮— pressure; to compress常用
⇒壓迫、壓抑— to oppress; to suppress
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension