妨 (fāng) — (bound morpheme) to hinder, to impede, to obstruct
Definition
Bound morpheme, never used alone — always pairs with 碍 to form the verb 妨碍 ('hinder, obstruct'). You will see it written as part of the phrase, not by itself.
bound form
(bound morpheme) to hinderto impedeto obstruct
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Zào yīn huì fāng ài rén men de gōng zuò xiào lǜ.Noise can hinder people's work efficiency.
- 。Zhè zhǒng jí bìng fāng ài le tā de zhèng cháng shēng huó.This disease hindered his normal life.
- 。Jiāo tōng dǔ sè fāng ài le jiù yuán chē liàng de tōng xíng.Traffic congestion obstructed the passage of rescue vehicles.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
妨 pairs 女 (woman) with 方, which once meant taking up space, to show someone being blocked from approaching a woman.
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