遮
zhē · HSK 7
to hide
☂️ 辶 walk + 庶 (phonetic zhē) = move across to screen off or block
The 辶 movement radical plus phonetic 庶 (shù): something steps into the path to cover or conceal what is behind. Think of 遮 as putting a barrier across to hide a flaw.
遮 — 辶 walk radical + 庶 phonetic
遮 is a semantic-phonetic compound: 辶 (walk/movement) gives the meaning of blocking or intercepting along a path, while 庶 supplies the sound (shù → zhē). Originally meaning to obstruct or bar the way, it broadened to today's senses of covering, hiding, or shielding.