碍
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to hinder; to obstruct; to block
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
obstruct · Heisig RSH #1544
石 stone + 旦 daybreak + glue
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 碍
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 性同一性障碍 | gender identity disorder | |
| 碍面子 | (not do sth) for fear of offending sb | |
| 分裂情感性障碍 | schizoaffective disorder | |
| 边缘性人格障碍 | borderline personality disorder (BPD) | |
| 碍难从命 | difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply | |
| 性别认同障碍 | gender identity disorder (GID); gender dysphoria | |
| 文化障碍 | cultural barrier | |
| 创伤后应激障碍 | post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD | |
| 身心障碍 | disability | |
| 大碍 | (usually used in the negative) major issue; serious problem; big deal | |
| 语言障碍 | language barrier; speech impediment | |
| 无碍 | without inconvenience; unimpeded; unhindered; unobstructed; unfettered; unhampered | |
| 有碍 | to hinder; to impede; to be detrimental | |
| 碍口 | to shy to speak out; tongue-tied; to hesitate; too embarrassing for words | |
| 碍事 | to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matte… | |
| 障碍性贫血 | aplastic anemia (med.) | |
| 碍眼 | to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there) | |
| 双相障碍 | bipolar disorder | |
| 碍手碍脚 | (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance | |
| 勃起功能障碍 | erectile dysfunction (ED) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 㝵 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 㝵 sound part | to obtain, to get, to acquire; ancient form of 得 | |
| 锝 | technetium |