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Character

闸 zhá

HSK 7–9Character

a gate that holds or lets out water (as in 水闸 water gate)

Radical
门
Strokes
8
Structure
Surrounds from above
Parts
门 甲
Traditional
牐
Frequency
#2462 most common character
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Meaning

zhá

zha2
  1. a gate that holds or lets out water (as in 水闸 water gate)
  2. power switch that stops the electricity (as in 电闸 power switch)

Examples

  • 水闸打开了。

    shuǐ zhá dǎ kāi le

    The water gate is open now.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 请关上电闸。

    qǐng guān shàng diàn zhá

    Please turn off the power switch.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 闸

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Words with 闸

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闸口zhá kǒuopen sluice gateWord闸机zhá jīturnstileWord闸盒zhá héelectric fuseboxWord闸道zhá dào(computing) gateway (Tw)Word闸门zhá ménsluice gateWord闸阀zhá fágate valve; sluice valveWord手闸shǒu zháhandbrakeWord气闸qì zhápneumatic brakeWord水闸shuǐ zhásluiceWord电闸diàn zháelectric switchWord船闸chuán zhánavigation lockWord跳闸tiào zhá(of a circuit breaker or switch) to tripWord

Same radical 门

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