Chinese symbol for “thwart”
阻挠
zǔ náo
Traditional: 阻撓
to thwart; to obstruct (sth)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for thwart is 阻挠 (zǔ náo), defined as: to thwart; to obstruct (sth).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “thwart”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挫败 (挫敗) | cuò bài | to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat |
| 挠 (撓) | náo | to scratch; to thwart |
| 阻难 (阻難) | zǔ nàn | to thwart; to impede |
| 横木 (橫木) | héng mù | horizontal beam; wooden crossbar |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阻挠.
| 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 |
| 受阻 | shòu zǔ | to be obstructed; to be hindered |
| 不屈不挠 (不屈不撓) | bù qū bù náo | unyielding; indomitable |
| 百折不挠 (百折不撓) | bǎi zhé bù náo | to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks |
| 挠头 (撓頭) | náo tóu | tricky; problematic |
See also: Japanese symbol for “thwart”.
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.