Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 扼

variant of 扼 (è)

to grip forcefully
to clutch at
to guard
to control
to hold

to strangle
to throttle
to stifle (opinions)

to the point
concise

to strangle
to throttle

to hold a pass
to guard (a strategic location)

to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)

to control
to restrain

to strangle
to throttle

èjīnkòngyān

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
fig. to occupy all key points (military)

jiǎnmíng'èyào

brief and to the point (idiom)
succinct