扼 (w)

(è) to grip forcefully; to clutch at; to guard; to control; to hold

扼制 (w)

(èzhì) to control; to restrain

扼喉抚背 (w)

(èhóufǔbèi) to strangle and slap the back (idiom); fig. to occupy a strategic post

扼守 (w)

(èshǒu) to hold a pass; to guard (a strategic location)

扼死 (w)

(èsǐ) to strangle; to throttle; to stifle (opinions)

扼杀 (w)

(èshā) to strangle; to throttle

扼腕 (w)

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

扼襟控咽 (w)

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

扼要 (w)

(èyào) to the point; concise

扼颈 (w)

(èjǐng) to strangle; to throttle