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Chinese symbol for “obstacle”

障碍物
zhàng ài wù
Traditional: 障礙物
obstacle; hindrance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for obstacle is 障碍物 (zhàng ài wù), defined as: obstacle; hindrance.

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

障 zhàng
to separate; shield, barricade
radical 170 ⾩ · 13 strokes
碍 ài
to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct
radical 112 ⽯ · 13 strokes
物 wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
radical 93 ⽜ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “obstacle”

WordPinyinMeaning
障碍 (障礙)zhàng àibarrier; obstruction
绊脚石 (絆腳石)bàn jiǎo shístumbling block; obstacle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 障碍物.

WordPinyinMeaning
保障bǎo zhàngto ensure; to guarantee
障碍 (障礙)zhàng àibarrier; obstruction
故障gù zhàngmalfunction; breakdown
社会保障 (社會保障)shè huì bǎo zhàngsocial security
屏障píng zhàngbarrier
路障lù zhàngroadblock; barricade
阻碍 (阻礙)zǔ àito obstruct; to hinder
妨碍 (妨礙)fáng àito hinder; to obstruct
人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “obstacle”.

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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