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The character 挡, with its traditional form 擋, is a phono-semantic compound. The hand radical 扌 on the left indicates an action performed with the hands or arms. In the traditional structure, the right side is the phonetic component 黨, which was simplified to 当 in the modern form to serve the same phonetic function. The core meaning is the physical act of obstructing or blocking. This concept of creating a barrier extends to various applications, such as describing gears in machinery or sheltering someone from wind and rain.
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请挡住门口。
他用手挡太阳。
这棵树挡住了风景。
大雨挡不住我们前进。
她试图用伞挡住雨水。
前面的车挡住了我的视线。
尽管有困难，但挡不住他的热情。
这项政策旨在挡住外来竞争。