阀
powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,381 U+9600
How 阀 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
门 (semantic, “gate”) + 伐 (phonetic, fá)
How to remember it
valve · Heisig RSH #2628
门 gate + 伐 fell
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 伐
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 伐 (fá) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伐 sound component | fá | cut down, subjugate, attack |
| 筏 | fá | raft |
| 垡 | fá | to plow; place name |
Words containing 阀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北洋军阀 | Běi yáng Jūn fá | the Northern Warlords (1912-1927) |
| 直系军阀 | Zhí xì jūn fá | the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords |
| 安全阀 | ān quán fá | safety valve |
| 节流阀 | jié liú fá | a throttle |
| 军阀混战 | jūn fá hùn zhàn | incessant fighting between warlords |
| 奉系军阀 | Fèng xì jūn fá | Fengtian clique (of northern warlords) |
| 吸入阀 | xī rù fá | suction valve |
| 桂系军阀 | Guì xì jūn fá | Guangxi warlord faction, from 1911-1930 |
| 门阀 | mén fá | rich and powerful family |
| 阀门 | fá mén | valve (mechanical) |
| 球阀 | qiú fá | ball valve |
| 角阀 | jiǎo fá | angle valve |
| 军阀 | jūn fá | military clique; junta; warlord |
| 底阀 | dǐ fá | bottom valve; foot valve |
| 顶阀 | dǐng fá | top valve; head valve |
| 财阀 | cái fá | tycoon; magnate; powerful corporation; conglomerate |
| 汽阀 | qì fá | steam valve |
| 皖系军阀 | Wǎn xì jūn fá | Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929 |
| 筒阀 | tǒng fá | a sleeve valve |
| 闸阀 | zhá fá | gate valve; sluice valve |