障 (zhàng) — (bound form) barrier, obstacle; (bound form) to guard, to protect
Definition
障 is a bound morpheme meaning 'barrier / obstacle' or 'to shield'. It almost always appears inside compounds such as 障碍, 故障, or 保障 — it is not used alone.
bound form
barrierobstacleto guardto protect
Examples
- 。Jǐng chá zài lù shang shè zhì le lù zhàng.The police set up roadblocks on the road.
- 。Fǎ lǜ bǎo zhàng le gōng mín de hé fǎ quán yì.The law protects the legitimate rights of citizens.
- 。Zhè tái jī qì chū le gù zhàng.This machine has a malfunction.
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.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
The left part 阝, written in full as 阜, sits beside 章, which supplies the sound.
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