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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
障礙 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
障礙 ＝ 障 ＋ 礙
ㄓㄤˋ ㄞˋ · zhàng'ài
noun — an obstacle, a barrier; verb — to obstruct, to hinder

字源 FORM — what the parts do

障barrier (屏障)zhàng阝 earth mound + 章 zhāng gives the sound — an earthen rampart
礙to obstruct, get in the way (妨礙)ài
障礙，屏障的障，妨礙的礙。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一道土牆（障的阝）擋著，怎麼也（礙）過不去。
An earthen wall (the 阝 in 障) blocks the way, and nothing gets through (礙).
字源記憶法
關 · Related
妨礙fáng'àito hinder — the same 礙, the active verb障zhàngthe bare barrier — as in 保障