闸阀 zháfá gate valve Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 闸 閘 zhá noun sluice gate (bound form) sluice gate; floodgate; a water control facility used to adjust water flow; formerly a river tax station阀 閥 fá noun valve a mechanical device used to control the flow, pressure, or direction of liquids or gases; a loanword from English "valve"