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Meaning of 閥

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(Simplified: 阀)
Pinyin:
English Definition: powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve
Chinese Definition:
①古代指有权势的家庭:门阀。阀阅(封建时代指有功勋、有权势的世家。亦作“伐阅”。
②凭借权势造成特殊地位的个人或集团(含贬义):军阀。财阀。党阀。
③机器中调节流体流量、压力和流动方向的装置,[例]截止阀、单向阀、减压阀、安全阀等。亦称“阀门”、“活门”。
Total strokes: 14; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (gate) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from above
    • [ mén ] gate, door, entrance, opening
    • [ ] cut down, subjugate, attack
Similar Characters:
Example Words
閥門 mén valve (mechanical)
More:閥* | *閥 | *閥*
Example Sentences
1
We bled off the carradiator by opening a valve.
2
Itinitially deployed robots to try to activate the shut-off valve.
3
Laughter is a pressure valve which releases muscle tension.
4
Shut off your incoming water valve if you need to stop contaminated water from entering your home.
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However, these pumps are disconnected from the system by cutoff valves.