阻

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to hinder; to block; to obstruct

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,406 U+963B

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

阝 (semantic, “place”) + 且 (phonetic, qiě)

components: 阝且

block · Heisig RSH #2750

pinnacle + shelves

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 且

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 且 (qiě) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
且 sound component	qiě	moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
组	zǔ	to form, to assemble; section, department
助	zhù	to help, to aid, to assist
祖	zǔ	ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
粗	cū	rough, think; coarse, rude
姐	jiě	elder sister; miss, young lady
咀	zuǐ	to suck; to chew
疽	jū	ulcer, carbuncle, abscess
趄	qiè	weak, lame
蛆	qū	maggot
狙	jū	monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush
苴	jū	hemp; sack-cloth
诅	zǔ	to curse; to pledge, to swear
殂	cú	dead; to die
沮	jǔ	to stop, to prevent; dejected, defeated
龃	jǔ	irregular teeth; discord
徂	cú	to advance, to go; to; die
雎	jū	osprey, fish hawk; to hold back
驵	zǎng	excellent horse, noble steed

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
通行无阻	tōng xíng wú zǔ	unobstructed passage; to go through unhindered
空气阻力	kōng qì zǔ lì	atmospheric drag
风阻尼器	fēng zǔ ní qì	wind damper (engineering)
风雨无阻	fēng yǔ wú zǔ	regardless of weather conditions; rain, hail or shine
电阻器	diàn zǔ qì	resistor
交通阻塞	jiāo tōng zǔ sè	traffic jam
推三阻四	tuī sān zǔ sì	to use all sorts of excuses
变阻器	biàn zǔ qì	(electronics) variable resistor; rheostat
阻抗变换器	zǔ kàng biàn huàn qì	impedance converter
阻差办公	zǔ chāi bàn gōng	(law) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong)
慢性阻塞性肺病	màn xìng zǔ sè xìng fèi bìng	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
阻断服务攻击	zǔ duàn fú wù gōng jī	(Tw) (computing) denial-of-service attack (DDOS)
电阻	diàn zǔ	electrical resistance; resistor
力阻	lì zǔ	to block; to prevent by force
阻力	zǔ lì	resistance; drag
风阻	fēng zǔ	air resistance; aerodynamic drag
偏置电阻	piān zhì diàn zǔ	bias impedance (electronics)
阻尼	zǔ ní	damping
阻难	zǔ nàn	to thwart; to impede
受阻	shòu zǔ	to be obstructed; to be hindered