礙 (ài)

To hinder; to obstruct; to block.

How 礙 is written

Strokes
19
Radical
石 — stone
Traditional
礙
Simplified
碍

Components

  • 石 stone
  • 匕 spoon
  • 矢 arrow
  • 龴 N/A
  • 疋 bolt of cloth

Common words using 礙

阻礙 zǔài
to obstruct; to hinder; to block
障礙 zhàngài
barrier; obstruction; hindrance
妨礙 fángài
to hinder; to obstruct
無礙 wúài
without inconvenience; unimpeded; unhindered
礙事 àishì
(usu used in the negative) to be of importance or to matter; to be in the way; to be a hindrance
礙眼 àiyǎn
to be offending to the eye; an eye-sore; in the way
掛礙 guàài
worry
礙手礙腳 àishǒuàijiǎo
to be in the way; to be a hindrance
障礙物 zhàngàiwù
obstacle; hindrance

礙 in a sentence

請不要妨礙交通。

Qǐng búyào fáng'ài jiāotōng.

“Please do not obstruct the traffic.”

How common is 礙?

礙 is the 1,435th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 94.1% of all running text.

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