阻zǔ
to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose. 7 strokes, radical 阝, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 阻
Strokes 1–2 write 阝, then strokes 3–7 write 且.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 阻 · the stroke-order rules
What 阻 is made of
阝 (yì, place) and 且 (qiě, moreover).
阝 carries the meaning — place — and 且 carries the sound.
Words that use 阻
| 阻止 | to prevent, to stop 拦住某件事，不让它继续发生 指挥部坚决阻止险情蔓延。The command centre acted firmly to stop the danger from spreading. Lesson 384, 经国大略与砥柱中流 · 经纶大业与四海同春 · Statesmanship, Epochal Visions & Triumphant Confidence |
| 阻碍 | obstacle, hindrance 指妨碍事情顺利进行的因素 集团总裁亲临现场调度，扫除一切工程阻碍。The CEO personally cleared every engineering obstacles. Lesson 536, 破除阻碍 · 崇德守礼与天下为公 · The Grand Harmony & Moral Integrity |
Characters that share the sound part 且
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 阝
All 29 of them, and what the radical means, on the 阝 radical page.