阏塞 èsāi to block up Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 阏 閼 è to block (literary) to block; to obstruct; to restrain or control塞 sè verb to block (bound form) to block or obstruct; to be hindered; used in formal compounds and idioms like 茅塞顿开 máosèdùnkāi