碍
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ài · to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct

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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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石Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 碍

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àiWords pronounced ài
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Example sentences

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Wǒ fáng ài zhe nǐ ma?我妨碍着你吗?

Am I in your way?

Source: Tatoeba #1516485 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu yuàn wàng shì zuì dà de zhàng ài.没有愿望是最大的障碍。

Having no will is the worst handicap.

Source: Tatoeba #1394908 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu shén me néng zǔ ài wǒ xié è de jì huà.没有什么能阻碍我邪恶的计划。

Nothing will hinder my malicious plan.

Source: Tatoeba #4436124 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bào fēng fáng ài le wǒ men zhǔn shí dào dá.暴风妨碍了我们准时到达。

The storm prevented us from arriving on time.

Source: Tatoeba #1312402 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bà gōng fáng ài le guó jiā jīng jì.罢工妨碍了国家经济。

The strike affected the nation's economy.

Source: Tatoeba #819787 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qún zhòng fáng ài le jǐng yuán zhí xíng rènwu.群众妨碍了警员执行任务。

The crowd obstructed the police in the discharge of their duties.

Source: Tatoeba #602892 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 碍 in context

  1. Say ài, then recall the core meaning: to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 妨碍 (fáng ài), meaning “to hinder”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 碍 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.