窒

zhì
#3,229 most
frequent character
to obstruct, to stop up

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

窒 uses 穴 hole as its meaning part and 至 zhì as the sound part. It first meant to block something up. From that came the state of being stopped up.

窒 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
膣

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Homophones

治zhì
rule, govern, manage, cure
至zhì
to, till, until, extremely
志zhì
sign, mark, to record
识zhì
to record, to write a footnote
质zhì
character, nature, quality, plain
志zhì
aspiration, ambition, the will

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