command, dominate, prevent, obstruct
扼 centers on forcefully controlling or blocking: commanding, dominating, preventing, or obstructing movement or action.
扼 combines 扌 (hand) with 厄, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of restraint or obstruction. The exact historical development is uncertain.
A hand 扌 gripping 厄, a shape suggesting a narrow pass or obstacle. Picture a hand seizing control at a choke point, dominating and preventing passage.
For ヤク, imagine a yak (ヤク) being commanded and prevented from moving by a firm hand on its harness.
being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)
to gain control of a key position; to command a key position
to command; to dominate
to command; to dominate
strangulation (with the hands or arms)
strangulation; constriction; entrapment