Chinese symbol for “obstruct”
阻碍
zǔ ài
Traditional: 阻礙
to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction
The closest CC-CEDICT match for obstruct is 阻碍 (zǔ ài), defined as: to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “obstruct”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挡住 (擋住) | dǎng zhù | to obstruct; to block |
| 当 (當) | dāng | to be; to act as |
| 塞 | sè | (bound form) to block; to obstruct |
| 阻扰 (阻擾) | zǔ rǎo | to obstruct; to impede |
| 窒 | zhì | to obstruct; to stop up |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阻碍.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阻止 | zǔ zhǐ | to prevent; to block |
| 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 |
| 障碍 (障礙) | zhàng ài | barrier; obstruction |
| 妨碍 (妨礙) | fáng ài | to hinder; to obstruct |
| 障碍物 (障礙物) | zhàng ài wù | obstacle; hindrance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “obstruct”.
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.