fáng

interfere with

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

woman

方 sound component

  Sound component

fāng

  

square

Evolution

妨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
妨 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
妨 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
妨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

fáng

interfere with, impede, obstruct; to hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm

Most common words with 妨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

妨碍

to hinder

不妨

might as well

无妨

no harm (in doing it)

何妨

what harm is there in (doing sth)

妨害

to impair