sluice, floodgate, or water gate

Animated Stroke Order 闸

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Stroke Order Diagrams 闸

闸 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
gōng
rén
kāi
le
shuǐ
de
zhá
mén

The workers opened the reservoir's sluice gate.

2
shuǐ
zhá
tiáo
jié
zhe
liú
de
shuǐ
wèi

The water gate regulates the river's water level.

3
diàn
gōng
zhèng
zài
xiū
diàn
zhá

The electrician is repairing the circuit breaker.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#3001
Zhuyinㄓㄚˊ
Components
UnicodeU+95F8
CangjieLSMYM
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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