dǔ
stop up; block up; stifled; suffocated; oppressed
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堵车了，我们迟到了。
dǔchēle, wǒmen chídàole.
There's a traffic jam, we're late.
他堵住了我的去路。
tā dǔzhùle wǒ de qùlù.
He blocked my way.
我们必须堵住这个漏洞。
wǒmen bìxū dǔzhù zhège lòudòng.
We must plug this loophole.
疏 (shū)
sparse
通 (tōng)
unblocked
The Chinese character 堵 (dǔ) is composed of two parts: the left component 土 (tǔ), which means "earth" or "soil", and the right component 止 (zhǐ), which means "to stop" or "to block". Together, these two components form the character 堵, which literally means "to block with earth" or "to dam up". In ancient times, people used earth to build dams and walls to prevent flooding and to protect themselves from enemies. The character 堵 is often used in the context of blocking or obstructing something, such as a road, a river, or a passageway. It can also be used figuratively to mean "to hinder" or "to prevent". For example, the phrase 堵车 (dǔchē) means "traffic jam", and the phrase 堵截 (dǔjié) means "to intercept".
