阻
Tap the pinyin to hear it
to hinder; to block; to obstruct
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 阜 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 阻
- Common rank
- #1,405
- Unicode
- U+963B
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
block · Heisig RSH #2750
pinnacle + shelves
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 阻
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通行无阻 | unobstructed passage; to go through unhindered | |
| 空气阻力 | atmospheric drag | |
| 风阻尼器 | wind damper (engineering) | |
| 风雨无阻 | regardless of weather conditions; rain, hail or shine | |
| 电阻器 | resistor | |
| 交通阻塞 | traffic jam | |
| 推三阻四 | to use all sorts of excuses | |
| 变阻器 | (electronics) variable resistor; rheostat | |
| 阻抗变换器 | impedance converter | |
| 阻差办公 | (law) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong) | |
| 慢性阻塞性肺病 | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | |
| 阻断服务攻击 | (Tw) (computing) denial-of-service attack (DDOS) | |
| 电阻 | electrical resistance; resistor | |
| 力阻 | to block; to prevent by force | |
| 阻力 | resistance; drag | |
| 风阻 | air resistance; aerodynamic drag | |
| 偏置电阻 | bias impedance (electronics) | |
| 阻尼 | damping | |
| 阻难 | to thwart; to impede | |
| 受阻 | to be obstructed; to be hindered |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 且 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 且 sound part | moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb) | |
| 组 | to form, to assemble; section, department | |
| 助 | to help, to aid, to assist | |
| 祖 | ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname | |
| 粗 | rough, think; coarse, rude | |
| 姐 | elder sister; miss, young lady | |
| 咀 | to suck; to chew | |
| 疽 | ulcer, carbuncle, abscess | |
| 趄 | weak, lame | |
| 蛆 | maggot | |
| 狙 | monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush | |
| 苴 | hemp; sack-cloth | |
| 诅 | to curse; to pledge, to swear | |
| 殂 | dead; to die | |
| 沮 | to stop, to prevent; dejected, defeated | |
| 龃 | irregular teeth; discord | |
| 徂 | to advance, to go; to; die | |
| 雎 | osprey, fish hawk; to hold back | |
| 驵 | excellent horse, noble steed |