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

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19Total 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 礙

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Example sentences

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Tāng mǔ shì tā mén zuì dà de zhàng ài.湯姆是他們最大的障礙。

Tom was the biggest obstacle for them.

Source: Tatoeba #13958067 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ ài zhù nǐ le má?我礙著你了嗎?

Am I in your way?

Source: Tatoeba #5378672 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zào yīn fáng ài le wǒ de xué xí.噪音妨礙了我的學習。

Noises interfered with my studying.

Source: Tatoeba #346207 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǎ xiē yuán yīn kě néng dǎo zhì nán xìng gāo cháo zhàng ài?哪些原因可能導致男性高潮障礙?

What can cause orgasm problems in men?

Source: Tatoeba #13857140 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Diàn yǐng zhōng de guài shòu huì jiàn tà zǔ ài tā de yí qiè shì wù.電影中的怪獸會踐踏阻礙牠的一切事物。

The monster in the movie would stomp on anything that got in its way.

Source: Tatoeba #13151758 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Biān fú shǐ yòng chāo yīn bō lái dìng wèi zhàng ài wù.蝙蝠使用超音波來定位障礙物。

The bats use ultrasound to locate obstacles.

Source: Tatoeba #13246058 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 礙 in context

  1. Say ài, then recall the core meaning: to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct.
  2. Write all 19 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 礙 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.