Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.
Components
Notes
Sign in to add your own note
Similar Characters
檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
阻
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
阻
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
阻
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
阻
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阻 [zǔ]
to hinder; to block; to obstruct
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (74)
阻止 [zǔzhǐ] #748
to prevent
阻碍 [zǔ'ài] #5,753
to obstruct
阻力 [zǔlì] #18,223
resistance
阻挡 [zǔdǎng] #6,752
to stop
阻挡 [zǔdǎng] #6,752
to stop
阻断 [zǔduàn] #15,559
to block
阻断 [zǔduàn] #15,559
to block
阻挠 [zǔnáo] #13,434
to thwart
阻挠 [zǔnáo] #13,434
to thwart
阻塞 [zǔsè] #13,536
to block
64 more
items
JAPANESE WORDS (30)
⭐ 阻止 [そし] #4,946
obstruction
⭐ 阻む [はばむ] #5,470
to keep someone from doing
⭐ 阻害 [そがい] #12,140
obstruction
道を阻む [みちをはばむ] #59,464
to obstruct one's way
⭐ 悪阻 [つわり] #76,091
morning sickness
断固阻止 [だんこそし] #77,875
standing firmly against
阻喪 [そそう] #85,334
loss of spirit
険阻 [けんそ] #95,821
steep (terrain)
阻害剤 [そがいざい] #123,408
inhibitor
意気阻喪 [いきそそう] #148,413
depressed in spirits
20 more
items