漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
阻: thwart, separate from
Also: prevent, obstruct, deter, impede
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
⻖ carries the meaning · 且 gives the sound
8 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ソso · on'yomi · in compounds
- 阻止そしobstruction; prevention; hindrance
- 阻害そがい
はばむhabamu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 阻むはばむto keep someone from doing; to stop
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Climb high! This radical represents the natural landscape of mounds, hills, and the protective physical barriers they provide for human settlements.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
且
Also built on moreover (且)
阻 takes the 且 family's reading, ソ (so).
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side阻 thwart · ⻖
vs狙 aim at · ⺨In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zǔ
Same form: 阻 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 阻 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 阻 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zǔ most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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