sluice, floodgate, or water gate
Animated Stroke Order 闸
Stroke Order Diagrams 闸

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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 闸 is used in context
1
gōng工
rén人
dǎ打
kāi开
le了
shuǐ水
kù库
de的
zhá闸
mén门
。
The workers opened the reservoir's sluice gate.
2
shuǐ水
zhá闸
tiáo调
jié节
zhe着
hé河
liú流
de的
shuǐ水
wèi位
。
The water gate regulates the river's water level.
3
diàn电
gōng工
zhèng正
zài在
xiū修
lǐ理
diàn电
zhá闸
。
The electrician is repairing the circuit breaker.
Information
Traditional閘
Radical门
Strokes8
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#3001
Zhuyinㄓㄚˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+95F8
CangjieLSMYM
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