押 Strokes Write it Listen 押 yā to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody HSK 5 8 strokes Radical 扌 Sound + meaning 4 words Built from扌meaningshǒuhand甲soundjiǎarmor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem How it works扌 hints at the meaning (hand), and 甲 jiǎ hints at the sound.