阀 fá
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
阀门
fámén
valve
Characters in this word
门 mén
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 技师关闭主阀门后，泄漏的气体才逐渐停止。 Jìshī guānbì zhǔ fámén hòu, xièlòu de qìtǐ cái zhújiàn tíngzhǐ. Only after the technician shut the main valve did the leaking gas gradually stop.
- 水管漏水了，快去关上阀门。 Shuǐguǎn lòu shuǐ le, kuài qù guānshàng fámén. The water pipe is leaking, so go and close the valve quickly.
- 煤气灶的阀门要经常检查，确保安全。 Méiqìzào de fámén yào jīngcháng jiǎnchá, quèbǎo ānquán. The valve of a gas stove should be checked often to ensure safety.
Related words
- 门 mén door, gate
- 门口 ménkǒu doorway, entrance
- 门票 ménpiào admission ticket
- 出门 chūmén to go out
- 大门 dàmén main entrance; gate
- 部门 bùmén department
- 专门 zhuānmén specially
- 上门 shàngmén to visit someone at home
- 门诊 ménzhěn outpatient clinic
- 敲门 qiāomén to knock on a door
- 热门 rèmén popular
- 入门 rùmén beginner level; introduction