阂 (hé): obstruct

阂 (hé) is a Chinese character meaning “obstruct.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 门 (semantic) and 亥 (phonetic). It ranks #2980 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 阂 gate. Its radical form 门 (gate) appears in many related characters such as 门 (mén, door, gate), 间 (jiān, room, between), 闪 (shǎn, to flash, to dodge).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 门 gate9 strokesFrequency #2980门 semantic亥 phonetic

Definitions

  1. obstruct

Etymology & Origin

阂

pictophoneticgate

Decomposition: ⿵门亥 (layout: surround-from-top)

Components:门semantic亥phonetic

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
隔阂gé hémisunderstanding
1
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

阂 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 阂 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

隔gé
0.6212,010 co-occurrences
间jiān
0.364330 co-occurrences
产chǎn
0.333144 co-occurrences
消xiāo
0.31284 co-occurrences
族zú
0.295102 co-occurrences
除chú
0.29390 co-occurrences
越yuè
0.28760 co-occurrences
感gǎn
0.27154 co-occurrences
生shēng
0.270252 co-occurrences
终zhōng
0.26930 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

两国之间存在隔阂，需要加强沟通。

Liǎng guó zhī jiān cúnzài géhé, xūyào jiāqiáng gōutōng.

There is estrangement between the two countries; communication needs to be strengthened.

中時新聞網Mar 2026

...山携手守护!签署防灾支援协定 打破县市隔阂

. . . shān xié shǒu shǒu hù ! qiān shǔ fáng zāi zhī yuán xié dìng dǎ pò xiàn shì gé hé

Character Family

门 Radical Family — Characters sharing the gate radical

阐chǎn阀fá阁gé闺guī阔kuò阎yán闸zhá闭bì闯chuǎng间jiān

Related Characters

门mén间jiān闪shǎn闭bì闹nào阅yuè闯chuǎng闲xián阔kuò闷mēn

Homophones — Characters pronounced hé

核hé喝hē禾hé何hé和hé

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 阂 (hé) mean in Chinese?
阂 (hé) primarily means "obstruct." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2980 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 阂 and 该?
阂 (hé) and 该 (gāi) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 门 vs 讠 (same 亥 component).
How many strokes does 阂 have?
阂 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 阂?
The radical associated with 阂 is 门 (gate). This radical appears in many characters related to gate.
What are the components of 阂?
阂 is composed of: 门 (semantic), 亥 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿵门亥 with a surround-from-top layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 阂?
Common words with 阂 include: 隔阂 (gé hé, "misunderstanding"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 阂 (hé)?
Several characters share the pronunciation hé: 核 (pit), 喝 (to drink), 禾 ((bound form) grain plant), 何 (what, how), and 1 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 阂 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 阂 and the traditional form is 閡.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.