阻 Stroke Order — How to Write 阻

Stroke Order

阻 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 阝, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

阻 Radical and Character Components

Components:阝且

阻 is a phono-semantic compound: 阝 (place) carries the meaning, while 且 indicates the sound.

Radical: 阝 + 5 more strokes

阻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 阻 in Chinese

zǔ阻

Strategic, difficult terrain; a narrow pass or dangerous place.

此地山势险阻，易守难攻。

The terrain here is strategic and difficult, making it easy to defend and hard to attack.

To block, obstruct, hinder, or prevent movement or progress.

大雨阻挡了我们的行程。

Heavy rain blocked our journey.

Arduous; difficult to pass or traverse due to obstructions or challenging conditions.

这条山路很阻，不好走

This mountain path is very arduous, making it difficult to traverse.

Common Words and Phrases with 阻

zǔ阻ài碍

To hinder or obstruct something; an obstacle or impediment.

缺乏自信会成为实现梦想的阻碍。

Lack of self-confidence can become an obstacle to achieving dreams.

zǔ阻dǎng挡

To obstruct, block, or stop the progress of something or someone.

大雪阻挡了车辆在高速公路上行驶。

Heavy snow blocked vehicles from traveling on the highway.

zǔ阻duàn断

To block, obstruct, or interrupt the progress, flow, or function of something.

这种药物能够阻断病毒在体内的复制，从而有效控制感染。

This medication can block the replication of viruses in the body, thereby effectively controlling the infection.

zǔ阻è遏

To stop, stem, or check something.

我们必须采取有效措施阻遏这种不良风气的蔓延。

We must take effective measures to deter the spread of this unhealthy trend.

zǔ阻gé隔

To separate or cut off, often implying that something (like geographical features) prevents connection or easy access between two things or places.

高山和河流阻隔了两村之间的交通，使得人们往来不便。

High mountains and rivers separate the two villages, making communication and travel inconvenient for the residents.

zǔ阻jī击

To block or intercept an enemy's advance or movement of troops, typically using defensive measures.

他们利用地形优势阻击了敌人前进。

They used the terrain advantage to block the enemy's advance.

zǔ阻jié截

To block or intercept to prevent progress.

警方成功阻截了试图逃跑的嫌犯。

The police successfully intercepted the fleeing suspect.

zǔ阻jué绝

to block; to obstruct; to cut off

强降雨导致山体滑坡，阻绝了进山的唯一通道

Heavy rainfall caused a landslide, blocking the only access road into the mountains.

zǔ阻kàng抗

Impedance is the apparent opposition that an electrical circuit presents to alternating current, similar to resistance for direct current.

在音频设备设计中，扬声器的阻抗必须与功放的输出阻抗匹配，才能获得最佳音质。

In audio equipment design, the impedance of a loudspeaker must match the output impedance of the amplifier to achieve the best sound quality.

zǔ阻lán拦

to stop; to obstruct; to block

大雨阻拦了我们继续前进的道路。

The heavy rain blocked our path from moving forward.

zǔ阻lì力

Obstruction or resistance; a force that hinders movement or development.

为了提高效率，工程师们致力于减少汽车行驶时的空气阻力。

To improve efficiency, engineers are committed to reducing air resistance when cars are in motion.

zǔ阻nàn难

obstruct or thwart

他想要完成这个项目，但是遇到了很多阻难。

He wanted to complete this project, but encountered many obstacles and difficulties.

zǔ阻náo挠

To obstruct or hinder progress or action.

尽管面临诸多阻挠，他们仍然坚持完成了实验。

Despite facing numerous obstructions, they still persevered and completed the experiment.

zǔ阻ní尼

Damping refers to the phenomenon where the amplitude of oscillations or vibrations in a system decreases over time due to energy dissipation, often caused by resistive forces.