| 门闩 | mén shuān | horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal); door bolt | |
| 锁闩 | suǒ shuān | latch; bolt (to lock a door or window) | |
| 枪闩 | qiāng shuān | breech bolt (e.g. of rifle) |
| 1 | She ischecking the locks on the doors, the latches on the windows. | |
| 2 | Bolt the door and windows before you leave. | |
| 3 | It is never fastened with anything but a latch, either by day or by night. | |
| 4 | Suddenly the curtains flick apart, and she reaches through to unlock the latch. She slides up the window. | |
| 5 | Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. |