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block

HSK 4 N1
はば.む
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.
Components
mound+ moreover =
block
Meaning component
mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
Phonetic component
qiě moreover
moreover, also (post-subject)
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zǔ]
to hinder; to block; to obstruct
Example Sentences