迫

pǎi

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to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

辶 meaning “walk” + 白 sound ( bái )

Components 辶白

compel · Heisig RSH #1617

白 white + road

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
强迫性性行为	qiǎng pò xìng xìng xíng wéi	sexual obsession
强迫劳动	qiǎng pò láo dòng	forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)
强迫性储物症	qiǎng pò xìng chǔ wù zhèng	compulsive hoarding
强迫性	qiǎng pò xìng	compulsive; obsessive
迫切性	pò qiè xìng	urgency
从容不迫	cóng róng bù pò	calm; unruffled
贫病交迫	pín bìng jiāo pò	beset by poverty and illness (idiom)
强迫症	qiǎng pò zhèng	obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
迫不及待	pò bù jí dài	(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
迫不得已	pò bù dé yǐ	to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth
强迫观念	qiǎng pò guān niàn	compelling notion; obsession
交迫	jiāo pò	to be beleaguered
迫视	pò shì	to stare at; to watch intently
强迫	qiǎng pò	to compel; to force
迫于	pò yú	constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth
迫击炮	pǎi jī pào	mortar (weapon); Taiwan pr. [po4 ji2 pao4]
迫真	pò zhēn	(literary) lifelike; realistic; vivid; (Internet slang) used parenthetically to mark the p…
压迫	yā pò	to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
迫临	pò lín	to approach; to press in
威迫	wēi pò	coercion; to intimidate

Characters sharing the sound component 白 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
白 sound part	bái	white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
百	bǎi	one hundred; numerous, many
伯	bó	older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count
拍	pāi	to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
柏	bǎi	cypress, cedar
怕	pà	to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive
泊	bó	to anchor; to moor
魄	pò	vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon
帛	bó	silk, fabric; wealth, property
舶	bó	large ship, ocean-going vessel
粕	pò	sediment, lees, dregs
铂	bó	platinum; thin sheet metal