ài HSK5

obstruct

ài
to hinder nounverb
to hinder, obstruct, or be in the way of; to block
to restrict
(literary) to restrict or limit (often via rules or etiquette)
to obscure
(literary) to obscure, cover, or hide from view (e.g., the sun)
to be weighed down by
(literary) to be concerned about or weighed down by worldly matters; to be attached to (as in Buddhist or philosophical contexts)

Cross-References

Synonym

Frequency

Character
Written text
1,437th most common 78.1 per million
Movie subtitles
1,507th most common 42.3 per million appears in 22% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
6.47 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
7.01 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5
Traditional
Strokes
13
Unicode
U+788D

Sources