懂中文 Dong Chinese

碍

ài

obstruct

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 㝵 represents the sound. Simplified form of 礙.

Components
石 meaning component

石  Meaning component

shí, dàn

  

stone

㝵 sound component

㝵  Sound component

dé, ài

  

to get

Evolution

碍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
碍 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
碍 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

碍 (礙) 

ài

obstruct, hinder, block, deter; to hinder; to obstruct; to block

Most common words with 碍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

障碍

barrier

妨碍

to hinder

阻碍

to obstruct

碍

to hinder

碍事

to be in the way