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阏

Character · Verb · NounTraditional閼

block up; obstruct; sluice gate

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to block up; to stop up; to obstruct

literary

Literary term for physical blockage of passages, vessels, or waterways. Often used in classical medical or geographical texts.

Hé河
liú流
bèi被
yū淤
ní泥
è阏
sè塞
 ，
shuǐ水
liú流
bù不
chàng畅
 。

The river is blocked by silt, and the water flow is not smooth.

Qì气
xuè血
níng凝
è阏
 ，
jīng经
luò络
bù不
tōng通
 。

The qi and blood are congealed and blocked, and the meridians are not open.

2.

noun

sluice gate; floodgate; sluice board

technical

Technical term for the board or gate used to block or regulate water flow in ancient irrigation or flood control systems.

Fàng放
xià下
è阏
bǎn板
 ，
jié截
duàn断
shuǐ水
liú流
yǐ以
guàn灌
gài溉
nóng农
tián田
 。

Lower the sluice gate to cut off the water flow and irrigate the farmland.

Shuǐ水
qú渠
shè设
yǒu有
shí石
è阏
yǐ以
tiáo调
jié节
shuǐ水
liàng量
 。

The canal is equipped with stone sluice gates to regulate the water volume.