阻 zǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 且 moreover, also (post-subject)
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
阻挡
zǔdǎng
to block, to stop
Characters in this word
挡 dǎng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 当 appropriate, timely
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 临时围栏阻挡了车辆进入施工区域。 Línshí wéilán zǔdǎng le chēliàng jìnrù shīgōng qūyù. Temporary barriers blocked vehicles from entering the construction area.
- 大树倒下来，阻挡了前面的道路。 Dà shù dǎo xiàlai, zǔdǎng le qiánmiàn de dàolù. The big tree fell down and blocked the road ahead.
- 高高的围墙阻挡不了孩子们的好奇心。 Gāogāo de wéiqiáng zǔdǎng bù liǎo háizimen de hàoqíxīn. A high wall cannot hold back children's curiosity.
Related words
- 阻止 zǔzhǐ to stop; to prevent
- 阻碍 zǔ'ài to block; to hinder
- 风雨无阻 fēngyǔwúzǔ regardless of wind or rain; come rain or shine
- 劝阻 quànzǔ to dissuade; to advise against
- 阻拦 zǔlán to obstruct; to block; to stop
- 阻力 zǔlì resistance; obstruction
- 阻挠 zǔnáo to obstruct; to thwart
- 挡 dǎng to block
- 抵挡 dǐdǎng to withstand; to resist
- 遮挡 zhēdǎng to block; to obstruct; to shelter
- 障碍 zhàng'ài obstacle; to hinder
- 妨碍 fáng'ài to hinder, to obstruct