路障 (lù zhàng) — roadblock, barrier (on a road) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

roadblockbarrier (on a road)

Measure word · 个

Examples

路障。
Jǐng chá zài lù kǒu shè le yí gè lù zhàng.
The police set up a roadblock at the intersection.
路障，。
Qián fāng yǒu lù zhàng, chē liàng bì xū rào xíng.
There is a roadblock ahead; vehicles must detour.
路障。
Gōng rén men zhèng zài chāi chú nà ge lù zhàng.
The workers are removing that roadblock.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

障zhàngbarrier

路 (road) specifies the kind of 障 (barrier).

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè路lù

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

阝章障

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

章

章zhāng障zhàng

Same sound today

The left part 阝, written in full as 阜, sits beside 章, which supplies the sound.

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