阂

hé

obstruct

door (门) + phonetic (亥) = something blocking your way

A door (门) that blocks your way captures the core sense of obstruction perfectly. 亥 lends the sound hé and does not carry meaning here.

门+亥→阂

亥The last of the twelve earthly branchesPhonetic

门DoorSemantic

他们两个人之间有很深的隔阂。

tā men liǎng gè rén zhī jiān yǒu hěn shēn de gé hé。

There is a very deep rift between the two of them.

语言不同容易造成人与人之间的隔阂。

yǔ yán bù tóng róng yì zào chéng rén yǔ rén zhī jiān de gé hé。

Speaking different languages easily causes barriers between people.

隔阂

gé hé

misunderstanding