zhá闸（閘）
闸（閘）
HSK 7-9
common
noun
verb
Meaning of 闸
闸 means sluice gate; floodgate; to block; to dam up water. Pronounced zhá. HSK 7-9.
- sluice gate; floodgate
- to block; to dam up water
- brake; foot brake
Character Info
Radical门
Strokes8
Components
门
甲
Stroke Order
闸
Definitions & Examples
Gōng工
rén人
dǎ打
kāi开
shuǐ水
zhá闸
fàng放
shuǐ水
guàn灌
gài溉
nóng农
tián田
。
The workers opened the sluice gates to water the farmland.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
yùn运
hé河
shàng上
de的
shuǐ水
zhá闸
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
This sluice gate on the ancient canal has a history of over 100 years.
Yǔ雨
jì季
lái来
lín临
qián前
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
jiǎn检
chá查
suǒ所
yǒu有
shuǐ水
zhá闸
de的
yùn运
xíng行
zhuàng状
tài态
。
Before the rainy season comes, we need to check the operation of all sluice gates.
Cūn村
mín民
men们
hé合
lì力
guān关
bì闭
le了
shuǐ水
zhá闸
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
hóng洪
shuǐ水
chōng冲
huǐ毁
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
The villagers worked together to close the sluice gates to prevent floods from destroying the village.
Zhè这
ge个
shuǐ水
zhá闸
kě可
yǐ以
tiáo调
jié节
hé河
dào道
de的
shuǐ水
wèi位
gāo高
dī低
。
This sluice gate can adjust the water level of the river course.
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
道/ dào