Usage of the character 押

to mortgage
to pawn
to detain in custody
to escort and protect
(literary) to sign

yāsòng

押送

[押送]

to send under escort
to transport a detainee

kānyā

看押

[看押]

to detain
to take into custody
to imprison temporarily

yāhòu

押后

[押後]

to adjourn
to defer

dǐyā

抵押

[抵押]

to provide (an asset) as security for a loan
to put up collateral

huāyā

花押

[花押]

signature (in grass-style writing)
symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc)

yātí

押题

[押題]

(in one's study) to focus on the topics one speculates will appear on the exam

jiānyā

监押

[監押]

a jail
to imprison

yāzhù

押注

[押注]

to bet
to wager

yājīn

押金

[押金]

deposit
down payment

huàyā

画押

[畫押]

to sign
to make one's mark

yāzū

押租

[押租]

rent deposit

yāyùn

押运

[押運]

to escort (goods or funds)
to convey under guard

diǎnyā

典押

[典押]

see 典當／典当 (diǎndàng)

zhìyā

质押

[質押]

to pledge (sth, usu. moveables, as security for a loan)

jūyā

拘押

[拘押]

to arrest
to take into custody

jīyā

羁押

[羈押]

to detain
to take into custody
detention
imprisonment

yāchē

押车

[押車]

to escort (goods) during transportation
to delay unloading (a truck, train etc)

yābǎo

押宝

[押寶]

to play yabao (a gambling game)
(fig.) to gamble on
to take one's chance
to try one's luck

yājiè

押解

[押解]

to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)

shēngyā

声押

[聲押]

to apply to a court for an arrest warrant

shōuyā

收押

[收押]

in custody
to keep sb in detention

guānyā

关押

[關押]

to imprison
to lock up (in jail)

yāyùn

押韵

[押韻]

to rhyme
sometimes written 壓韻／压韵

kòuyā

扣押

[扣押]

to detain
to hold in custody
to distrain
to seize property

jūyāyíng

拘押营

[拘押營]

detention center
prison camp

yāyùnyuán

押运员

[押運員]

supercargo (in maritime law)
agent responsible for goods
an escort

Yāshālóng

押沙龙

[押沙龍]

Absalom, third son of David, king of Israel (Old Testament)

dǐyāwù

抵押物

[抵押物]

collateral (finance)

dǐyāpǐn

抵押品

[抵押品]

security (property held against a loan)
mortgaged property

yāpíngshēngyùn

押平声韵

[押平聲韻]

to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲／平声)

dǐyādàikuǎn

抵押贷款

[抵押貸款]

mortgage loan

fēijīyāxìng

非羁押性

[非羈押性]

noncustodial (sentence)

cìjídǐyādàikuǎn

次级抵押贷款

[次級抵押貸款]

subprime mortgage

dǐyādàikuǎnwēijī

抵押贷款危机

[抵押貸款危機]

mortgage crisis