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. 礙 is the 1435th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stone), (spoon), (arrow), (N/A), (bolt of cloth)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ai4 - to hinder/to obstruct/to block

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 礙 (ai4): The component 石 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 礙 (ai4): The component 疑 is pronounced as 'yi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 礙 (ai4): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 礙 (ai4): The component 矢 is pronounced as 'shi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 礙 (ai4): The component 疋 is pronounced as 'pi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

阻碍 (阻礙)
障碍 (障礙)

Medium Frequency

妨碍 (妨礙)
无碍 (無礙)
 ()
碍事 (礙事)
碍眼 (礙眼)
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.
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