zhàng

block, barricade, hinder

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
阝 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

hill, place

is a component form of .

章 sound component

  Sound component

zhāng

  

chapter, seal

Evolution

障 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
障 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
障 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhàng

separate; shield; barricade; to block; to hinder; to obstruct

Most common words with 障
Freq.
Word
Meaning

保障

to ensure

障碍

barrier

故障

malfunction

路障

roadblock

to block