遮 zhē
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 庶 numerous, various
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
遮挡
zhēdǎng
to block; to obstruct; to shelter
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
- 新建高楼遮挡了居民区的采光，引发了长期纠纷。 Xīnjiàn gāolóu zhēdǎng le jūmínqū de cǎiguāng, yǐnfā le chángqī jiūfēn. The newly built tower blocked sunlight from the residential area, triggering a long-running dispute.
- 高大的书架遮挡了半扇窗户，屋里有点暗。 Gāodà de shūjià zhēdǎng le bàn shàn chuānghu, wū lǐ yǒudiǎn àn. The tall bookcase blocks half of the window, so the room is a bit dark.
- 司机抱怨，路边的大广告牌遮挡了红绿灯。 Sījī bàoyuàn, lùbiān de dà guǎnggàopái zhēdǎng le hónglǜdēng. Drivers complain that the big billboard by the road blocks the traffic lights.
Related words
- 遮 zhē to cover; to block; to shield
- 遮盖 zhēgài to cover; to conceal
- 挡 dǎng to block
- 阻挡 zǔdǎng to block, to stop
- 抵挡 dǐdǎng to withstand; to resist
- 阻拦 zǔlán to obstruct; to block; to stop
- 陷 xiàn to sink; to fall into; to get stuck
- 耸 sǒng to shrug; to raise
- 悬 xuán to hang; to suspend; unresolved
- 驮 tuó to carry on the back
- 拄 zhǔ to lean on; to prop oneself up with
- 腾 téng to rise; to leap; to free up