Chinese symbol for “impede”
阻遏
zǔ è
to impede; to hold sb back
The closest CC-CEDICT match for impede is 阻遏 (zǔ è), defined as: to impede; to hold sb back.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “impede”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拖后腿 (拖後腿) | tuō hòu tuǐ | to impede; to obstruct |
| 掣肘 | chè zhǒu | to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder |
| 阻抑 | zǔ yì | to impede; to check |
| 牵制 (牽制) | qiān zhì | to control; to curb |
| 悮 (悞) | wù | to impede; to delay |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阻遏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阻止 | zǔ zhǐ | to prevent; to block |
| 阻碍 (阻礙) | zǔ ài | to obstruct; to hinder |
| 阻挡 (阻擋) | zǔ dǎng | to stop; to resist |
| 阻力 | zǔ lì | resistance; drag |
| 阻挠 (阻撓) | zǔ náo | to thwart; to obstruct (sth) |
| 受阻 | shòu zǔ | to be obstructed; to be hindered |
| 遏制 | è zhì | to check; to contain |
| 遏止 | è zhǐ | to hold back; to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) |
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.