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障
zhàng
1. to block
2. to hinder
3. to obstruct
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

障
zhàng
to separate; shield, barricade
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

保障
bǎozhàng
to ensure
HSK 6
孽障
nièzhàng
evil creature
屏障
píngzhàng
protective screen
HSK 6
故障
gùzhàng
malfunction
HSK 6
智障
zhìzhàng
learning difficulties (handicap)
业障
yèzhàng
retribution (for sins of a previous incarnation)
残障
cánzhàng
handicapped
视障
shìzhàng
visual impairment
越障
yuèzhàng
to surmount obstacles
路障
lùzhàng
a road-block
障眼
zhàngyǎn
to hinder the eyesight
障碍
zhàngài
barrier
HSK 6
障蔽
zhàngbì
to obstruct
魔障
Mózhàng
Mara (the demon of temptation)
水障碍
shuǐzhàngài
water hazard (golf)
白内障
báinèizhàng
cataract
障眼法
zhàngyǎnfǎ
blindfold
障碍物
zhàngàiwù
obstacle
一叶障目
yīyèzhàngmù
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
保障监督
bǎozhàngjiāndū
safeguards

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,236
Word Frequency Rank
3,408 of 84,292

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