Memory phrase for the character: 障

障

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Meaning

to hinder, block, obstruct

Pronunciation

 zhàng

Explanation

 Left: hill 阝, right: medal 章 (Get up 立 early 早 to get a medal.)

Mnemonic
 
(As a protection against floodwaters) The hill gets a medal, because it is a hindrance. [against the water]

Radicals

阝 hillThis radical shows a hill. This radical 阝 is always on the left of the hanzi. (Please note that this relatively similar radical ⻏ stands for “village” and is in the character always on the right.)
章 badge, medalGet up 立 early 早 to get a medal.
立 standA person with wide hips 六 stands upright on the ground 一.
早 early, morning
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 Vocabulary

保障 bǎo zhàng  to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard
故障 gù zhàng  malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software)
障碍 zhàng ài  barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
屏障 píng zhàng  protective screen
屏障 píng zhàng  

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