zat6厔
Jyutpingzat6
Yalejaht
Definition
A river bend, or to hinder.
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How it's used
This character is primarily used in Cantonese to describe physical obstruction or the act of blocking a path or flow. While it can refer to the bending of a river, it is far more common in daily speech to mean getting in the way of someone or something. It carries a slightly more forceful or deliberate nuance than just standing in the way.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 塞, which is a more general term for congestion or stuffing something into a space. 厔 specifically implies an obstruction that prevents movement or flow through a passage.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
