障
to block; to hinder; to obstruct
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,538 U+969C
How 障 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
阝 (semantic, “wall”) + 章 (phonetic, zhāng)
How to remember it
barrier · Heisig RSH #2342
pinnacle + 章 chapter
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 章
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 章 (zhāng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 章 sound component | zhāng | chapter, section, writing; seal |
| 商 | shāng | commerce, business, trade |
| 彰 | zhāng | clear, manifest, obvious |
| 漳 | zhāng | a river in Henan province |
| 樟 | zhāng | camphor tree |
| 瘴 | zhàng | malaria; miasma, pestilential vapor |
| 獐 | zhāng | roebuck, hornless river deer |
| 嶂 | zhàng | cliff; the barrier formed by a mountain range |
| 璋 | zhāng | jade plaything; jade ornament |
| 蟑 | zhāng | cockroach |
| 嫜 | zhāng | husband's mother; the lady in the moon |
| 鄣 | zhāng | an ancient city in Jiangsu province |
Words containing 障
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一叶障目 | yī yè zhàng mù | lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom); fig. not seeing the wider picture; can't see … |
| 障眼法 | zhàng yǎn fǎ | diversionary tactic; smokescreen |
| 社会保障 | shè huì bǎo zhàng | social security |
| 质量保障 | zhì liàng bǎo zhàng | quality assurance (QA) |
| 性同一性障碍 | xìng tóng yī xìng zhàng ài | gender identity disorder |
| 白内障 | bái nèi zhàng | cataract (ophthalmology) |
| 单点故障 | dān diǎn gù zhàng | single point of failure |
| 智障人士 | zhì zhàng rén shì | person with learning difficulties (handicap); retarded person |
| 脑血管屏障 | nǎo xuè guǎn píng zhàng | blood brain barrier |
| 分裂情感性障碍 | fēn liè qíng gǎn xìng zhàng ài | schizoaffective disorder |
| 边缘性人格障碍 | biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài | borderline personality disorder (BPD) |
| 技术故障 | jì shù gù zhàng | technical breakdown; malfunction |
| 障眼 | zhàng yǎn | to hinder the eyesight; (fig.) to trick into not noticing |
| 性别认同障碍 | xìng bié rèn tóng zhàng ài | gender identity disorder (GID); gender dysphoria |
| 路障 | lù zhàng | roadblock; barricade |
| 文化障碍 | wén huà zhàng ài | cultural barrier |
| 业障 | yè zhàng | karmic hindrance (Buddhism); karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment; (… |
| 创伤后应激障碍 | chuāng shāng hòu yìng jī zhàng ài | post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD |
| 身心障碍 | shēn xīn zhàng ài | disability |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard |