fáng
interfere with
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
fáng
interfere with, impede, obstruct; to hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm
Most common words with 妨
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to hinder | ||
might as well | ||
no harm (in doing it) | ||
what harm is there in (doing sth) | ||
to impair |
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