懂中文 Dong Chinese

礙

ài

obstruct

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 疑 represents the sound.

Components
石 meaning component

石  Meaning component

shí, dàn

  

stone

疑 sound component

疑  Sound component

yí

  

doubt

Evolution

礙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
礙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

碍 (礙) 

ài

obstruct, hinder, block, deter; to hinder; to obstruct; to block

Most common words with 礙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

障碍

barrier

妨碍

to hinder

阻碍

to obstruct

碍

to hinder

碍事

to be in the way