Meta:

  1. 阻 is the 1173rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (town), (moon), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zu3 - to hinder/to block/to obstruct

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

阻挡 (阻擋)
阻止 
阻碍 (阻礙)

Medium Frequency

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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Meta:

  1. 止 is the 596th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 103 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stop)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi3 - to stop/to prohibit/until/only

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 止 (zhi3): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

停止 
 
为止 (為止)
禁止 
防止 
阻止 

Medium Frequency

不止 
制止 
截止 
止咳 
止境 
止步 
止痛 
止血 
终止 (終止)
举止 (舉止)
观止 (觀止)
适可而止 (適可而止)
静止 (靜止)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: 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.