碍
to hinder; to obstruct; to block
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,747 U+788D
How 碍 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
石 (semantic, “stone”) + 㝵 (phonetic, dé)
How to remember it
obstruct · Heisig RSH #1544
石 stone + 旦 daybreak + glue
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 㝵
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 㝵 (dé) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 㝵 sound component | dé | to obtain, to get, to acquire; ancient form of 得 |
| 锝 | dé | technetium |
Words containing 碍
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 性同一性障碍 | xìng tóng yī xìng zhàng ài | gender identity disorder |
| 碍面子 | ài miàn zi | (not do sth) for fear of offending sb |
| 分裂情感性障碍 | fēn liè qíng gǎn xìng zhàng ài | schizoaffective disorder |
| 边缘性人格障碍 | biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài | borderline personality disorder (BPD) |
| 碍难从命 | ài nán cóng mìng | difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply |
| 性别认同障碍 | xìng bié rèn tóng zhàng ài | gender identity disorder (GID); gender dysphoria |
| 文化障碍 | wén huà zhàng ài | cultural barrier |
| 创伤后应激障碍 | chuāng shāng hòu yìng jī zhàng ài | post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD |
| 身心障碍 | shēn xīn zhàng ài | disability |
| 大碍 | dà ài | (usually used in the negative) major issue; serious problem; big deal |
| 语言障碍 | yǔ yán zhàng ài | language barrier; speech impediment |
| 无碍 | wú ài | without inconvenience; unimpeded; unhindered; unobstructed; unfettered; unhampered |
| 有碍 | yǒu ài | to hinder; to impede; to be detrimental |
| 碍口 | ài kǒu | to shy to speak out; tongue-tied; to hesitate; too embarrassing for words |
| 碍事 | ài shì | to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matte… |
| 障碍性贫血 | zhàng ài xìng pín xuè | aplastic anemia (med.) |
| 碍眼 | ài yǎn | to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there) |
| 双相障碍 | shuāng xiàng zhàng ài | bipolar disorder |
| 碍手碍脚 | ài shǒu ài jiǎo | (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance |
| 勃起功能障碍 | bó qǐ gōng néng zhàng ài | erectile dysfunction (ED) |