遏 Stroke Order

1. 阻止 (stop) - Example: 遏止、遏制、遏抑、怒不可遏 (stop, restrain, hold back, anger that cannot be stopped) 2. 古同“害” (ancient equivalent of "harm") - Example: 无遏尔躬 (“Do not harm yourself”) 3. 阻止 (stop) - Reference: 《尔雅·释诂》：遏，止也. - Reference: 《易·大有卦》：君子以遏恶扬善. - Reference: 《书·汤誓》：夏王率遏众力. - Reference: 《诗·周颂·武》：胜殷遏刘. - Reference: 《诗·大雅·民劳》：式遏寇虐. - Reference: 《列子·汤问》：声振林木，响遏行云. - Reference: 《病梅馆记》：锄其直，遏其生气. - Reference: 《沁园春·长沙》：到中流击水，浪遏飞舟. 4. 断绝 (cut off) - Reference: 《书·舜典》：四海遏密八音. 5. 阻击;抵御 (block; check) - Example: 遏截 (intercept), 遏夺 (rob on the road), 遏御 (block and defend) 6. 伤害 (harm) - Reference: 《诗·大雅·文王》：命之不易，无遏尔躬. 7. 遮拦;遮蔽 (shelter) - Reference: 《吕氏春秋·安死》：扑击遏夺. - Reference: 《投所知》：片善亦不遏. - Example: 遏阳 (shade), 遏逸 (suppress and abandon), 遏隐 (cover up) 8. 名 (noun) - 堰 (weir) - Reference: 《水经注·鲍丘水》：以嘉平二年，立遏于水…遏高一丈，东西长三十丈，南北广七十余步.