閘

Information about character(s)

Radical: 門
Radical Strokes: 8
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 13
Simplified Form: 闸

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yā, gē, zhá
Cantonese: zaap6
JapaneseKun: HINOKUCHI
JapaneseOn: KOU
Korean: KAP

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: sluice; flood gate, canal lock

CE-Dict: gear/brake/sluice/lock (on waterway)/electric switch or circuit breaker

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a floodgate; a sluice gate; a water gate
2.to dam up water
3.to brake
4.to switch

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: brake - 機

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: brake; gate; sluice gate; switch
【化】 brake
【醫】 switch

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: brake; gate

湘雅醫學專業詞典: fastener;lock;sluice;switch;Swtch

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《門部》閘開閉門也。从門甲聲。

康熙字典文字版 【戌集上】【門字部】閘
【唐韻】烏甲切【集韻】乙甲切，𠀤音押。【說文】開閉門也。　又【廣韻】古盍切【集韻】谷盍切，𠀤音䫦。閉門也。　【正字通】字彙同牐。按今漕艘往來，臿石左右如門，設版瀦水，時啓閉以通舟，水門容一舟，銜尾貫行，門曰閘門，河曰閘河。設閘官司之。說文：開閉門也。未詳。字彙汎云，同牐，非。

CF-Dict: écluse/vanne/frein

Han-De-Dict: Gang, Getriebe, Bremse (u.E.) (S)/Riegel (u.E.) (S)/Schleuse (u.E.) (S)