Keyword
clique
- valve
- a powerful and influential group
- Frequency
- #2376
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
fá
Mnemonic
门 (gate) gives the meaning and 伐 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
军阀
military clique; junta; warlord
阀
powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve
财阀
tycoon; magnate; powerful corporation; conglomerate
阀门
valve (mechanical)
门阀
rich and powerful family
北洋军阀
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
节流阀
a throttle
安全阀
safety valve
球阀
ball valve
闸阀
gate valve; sluice valve
奉系军阀
Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)