挡

dǎng

variant of 擋|挡[dang3]

hand (扌) + face directly (当) = block or obstruct

当 originally meant 'to face' or 'to be directly opposite,' so a hand (扌) placed directly in the way captures the idea of blocking. Together they evoke physically standing your hand against something to stop it.

扌+当→挡

当To faceSemantic

扌HandSemantic

请你站到旁边，不要挡住我的路。

qǐng nǐ zhàn dào páng biān，bù yào dǎng zhù wǒ de lù。

Please stand to the side and don't block my way.

这棵树长得很高，正好挡住了夏天的阳光。

zhè kē shù zhǎng de hěn gāo，zhèng hǎo dǎng zhù le xià tiān de yáng guāng。

This tree has grown very tall and happens to block the summer sunlight.

Words with 挡

N挡

n dǎng

neutral (gear)

P挡

p dǎng

park (gear)

遮挡

zhē dǎng

to shelter

自动挂挡

zì dòng guà dǎng

automatic gear change

自动挡

zì dòng dǎng

automatic transmission

门挡

mén dǎng

doorstop

阻挡

zǔ dǎng

to stop

头挡

tóu dǎng

first gear

风挡

fēng dǎng

windshield

高速挡

gāo sù dǎng

top gear; high gear

低速挡

dī sù dǎng

low gear

倒车挡

dào chē dǎng

reverse gear

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