thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede
阻 centers on creating a barrier that stops movement or connection: thwarting, obstructing, preventing, or separating one thing from another.
阻 combines ⻖ (hill, mound) with 且, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a barrier or obstacle. The hill radical suggests a natural obstruction that separates or blocks.
A steep hill (⻖) acts as a natural barrier, and the right side 且 looks like a blocked path. Together they show something that obstructs and prevents passage.
For ソ, imagine a stubborn SO (significant other) blocking your way: SO -> ソ, and they thwart your plans just like a hill obstructs a road.
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
rejection
protease inhibitor
macrophage migration inhibitory factor; MMIF
monoamine oxidase inhibitor; MAO inhibitor; MAOI
demoralization; collapse of morale; one's morale being shaken
hyperemesis gravidarum; HG; severe morning sickness
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve
to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone); to hamper the growth of
battlefield air interdiction
standing firmly against
carbonate dehydratase inhibitor
nausea triggered by seeing one's partner experiencing morning sickness; sympathetic pregnancy
to obstruct one's way
road block
justifiable cause for noncompliance with the law