ài

to hinder

to obstruct; to block

Stone (石) + phonetic (㝵) = to obstruct

A stone in the path is the archetypal obstruction. 㝵 is primarily there to give the sound ài; the stone radical carries the sense of something solid blocking the way.

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An archaic character with no direct modern meaningPhonetic
StoneSemantic

这些箱子放在门口,事了。

zhè xiē xiāng zi fàng zài mén kǒu,ài shì le。

These boxes placed at the entrance are getting in the way.

走廊里的东西太多,着大家走路。

zǒu láng lǐ de dōng xi tài duō,ài zhe dà jiā zǒu lù。

There are too many things in the hallway, obstructing everyone's path.

Words with 碍

违碍

wéi ài

taboo

边缘性人格障碍

biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài

borderline personality disorder (BPD)

阅读障碍

yuè dú zhàng ài

dyslexia

阻碍

zǔ ài

to obstruct

障碍

zhàng ài

barrier

障碍性贫血

zhàng ài xìng pín xuè

aplastic anemia (med.)

障碍滑雪

zhàng ài huá xuě

(snow skiing) slalom

障碍物

zhàng ài wù

obstacle

障碍跑

zhàng ài pǎo

steeplechase (athletics)

分裂情感性障碍

fēn liè qíng gǎn xìng zhàng ài

schizoaffective disorder

创伤后应激障碍

chuāng shāng hòu yìng jī zhàng ài

post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD

勃起功能障碍

bó qǐ gōng néng zhàng ài

erectile dysfunction (ED)

More characters with 石