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Chinese symbol for “hamper”

梗阻
gěng zǔ
to obstruct; to hamper; (medicine) obstruction

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hamper is 梗阻 (gěng zǔ), defined as: to obstruct; to hamper; (medicine) obstruction.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

梗 gěng
stem, branch; to hinder, to block
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes
阻 zǔ
to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 梗阻.

WordPinyinMeaning
梗概gěng gàibroad outline; gist; summary
桔梗jié gěngChinese bellflower; balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
心肌梗塞xīn jī gěng sè(Tw) myocardial infarction; heart attack
心肌梗死xīn jī gěng sǐmyocardial infarction; heart attack
梗塞gěng sèto clog; to block; to obstruct
阻止zǔ zhǐto prevent; to block
阻碍 (阻礙)zǔ àito obstruct; to hinder
阻挡 (阻擋)zǔ dǎngto stop; to resist

See also: Japanese symbol for “hamper”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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