阻

zǔ = zu + Ø3

to hinder / to block / to obstruct

阻 = 且 + 阝 : Hostile aliens are seizing the space station! Inside (Ø3), the pope (阝) and Zapatista Zebra (zu) have constructed a barricade out of a few shelves (且). They will block (阻) the way of any alien which wants to seize the navigation bridge!

阻 character breakdown

阻
- 且
  - 一
  - 目
    - 二
      - 一
    - 囗
- 阝

且

qiě = qi + e3

and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)

且 = 目 + 一 : Symbol: a shelf. The Queen of Hearts bought a new shelf for all her flutes. Because she is a queen and needs an extravagant shelf, she installed several Eye of Providences to give the flutes an extravagant lighting.

阝

Character component without intrinsic meaning

When on the left hand side of any character, it's the pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the emperor.