障 — Chinese character
障
zhàng
to separate; shield, barricade
- Pinyin
- zhàng
- Radical
- 170 ⾩ (Mound)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 阝 章
- Formation
- pictophonetic — wall; meaning component 阝; sound component 章
- Japanese
- 障 as a kanji
Common words with 障
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure; to guarantee |
| 障碍 (障礙) | zhàng ài | barrier; obstruction |
| 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction; breakdown |
| 社会保障 (社會保障) | shè huì bǎo zhàng | social security |
| 屏障 | píng zhàng | barrier |
| 路障 | lù zhàng | roadblock; barricade |
| 残障 (殘障) | cán zhàng | handicapped |
| 障碍物 (障礙物) | zhàng ài wù | obstacle; hindrance |
| 智障 | zhì zhàng | learning difficulties (handicap); retarded |
| 无障碍 (無障礙) | wú zhàng ài | barrier-free; (esp.) accessible (to people with a disability) |
| 白内障 (白內障) | bái nèi zhàng | cataract (ophthalmology) |
| 听障 (聽障) | tīng zhàng | hearing impairment |
English words written with 障
障 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.