阀
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powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 門 +6
- Structure
- Top enclosure 上包
- Traditional
- 閥
- Common rank
- #2,381
- Unicode
- U+9600
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Formation & memory
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Words with 阀
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北洋军阀 | the Northern Warlords (1912-1927) | |
| 直系军阀 | the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords | |
| 安全阀 | safety valve | |
| 节流阀 | a throttle | |
| 军阀混战 | incessant fighting between warlords | |
| 奉系军阀 | Fengtian clique (of northern warlords) | |
| 吸入阀 | suction valve | |
| 桂系军阀 | Guangxi warlord faction, from 1911-1930 | |
| 门阀 | rich and powerful family | |
| 阀门 | valve (mechanical) | |
| 球阀 | ball valve | |
| 角阀 | angle valve | |
| 军阀 | military clique; junta; warlord | |
| 底阀 | bottom valve; foot valve | |
| 顶阀 | top valve; head valve | |
| 财阀 | tycoon; magnate; powerful corporation; conglomerate | |
| 汽阀 | steam valve | |
| 皖系军阀 | Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929 | |
| 筒阀 | a sleeve valve | |
| 闸阀 | gate valve; sluice valve |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 伐 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伐 sound part | cut down, subjugate, attack | |
| 筏 | raft | |
| 垡 | to plow; place name |