障 (zoeng3 | zhang4) : barrier; block; obstacle

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障

zoeng3

zhang4

[1] [n] barrier; obstacle; screen
[2] [v] block; hinder; obstruct

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

障

This word has been viewed 6375 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Jul 2011 14:38

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保障 bou2 zoeng3 bao3 zhang4 = to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard; to indemnify; indemnification

障礙 zoeng3 ngoi6 zhang4 ai4 = obstacle

故障 gu3 zoeng3 gu4 zhang4 = glitch, breakdown, snag, fault, error

保障監督 bou2 zoeng3 gaam1 duk1 bao3 zhang4 jian1 du1 = safeguards

故障排除 gu3 zoeng3 paai4 ceoi4 gu4 zhang4 pai2 chu2 = fault resolution; trouble clearing

文化障礙 man4 faa3 zoeng3 ngoi6 wen2 hua4 zhang4 ai4 = cultural barrier

智障人士 zi3 zoeng3 jan4 si6 zhi4 zhang4 ren2 shi4 = mentally handicapped person

除去障礙 ceoi4 heoi3 zoeng3 ngoi6 chu2 qu4 zhang4 ai4 = [v] unblock

有閱讀障礙的兒童 jau5 jyut6 duk6 zoeng3 ngoi6 dik1 ji4 tung4 = dyslexic children 國

智障 zi3 zoeng3 zhi4 zhang4 = mentally retarded; mentally handicapped
See all 21 compounds (CantoDict reports 22 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 障
Unicode code for this character: U+969c (off-site link)

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