• 1173rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (zu3)to hinder • to block • to obstruct

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (zu3)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

阻挡 (阻擋)
阻止 
阻碍 (阻礙)

Uncommon

受阻 
阻力 
阻塞 
阻挠 (阻撓)
阻击 (阻擊)
阻拦 (阻攔)
阻隔 
险阻 (險阻)
风雨无阻 (風雨無阻)

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  • 1930th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǎng (dang3)to resist • to obstruct • to hinder • to keep off • to block (a blow) • to get in the way of • cover • gear
2. dàng (dang4)to arrange • to put in order

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dǎng (dang3)The component is pronounced as 'dāng' (dang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for dǎng (dang3)The component is pronounced as 'dàng' (dang4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for dàng (dang4)The component is pronounced as 'dāng' (dang1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for dàng (dang4)The component is pronounced as 'dàng' (dang4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

抵挡 (抵擋)
挡住 (擋住)
阻挡 (阻擋)

Uncommon

排挡 (排擋)
换挡 (換擋)
挡雨 (擋雨)
空挡 (空擋)
遮挡 (遮擋)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.