Chinese Character 碍 Meanings and components.

Form

碍

Meaning

碍 meaning[3] in English

To Hinder.

To Obstruct.

To Block.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 碍 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shi (石) , and variant of 礙|碍[ai4] (㝵)

Its radical[1] is: 石 (shi2) which means: Surname Shi, .石shi2surname Shi

In cangjie it is written with MRAMI

How to write 碍

To write碍ai4to hinder you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 㝵de2variant of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 㝵 = 碍

碍 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 碍 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 碍, looks as follow:

碍
Pinyin:ai4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Hinder . To Obstruct . To Block
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
㝵
Pinyin:de2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 礙|碍[Ai4]
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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