• 3274th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhá (zha2)gear • brake • sluice • lock (on waterway) • electric switch or circuit breaker

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

跳闸 (跳閘)
闸北区 (閘北區)

Uncommon

水闸 (水閘)
港闸区 (港閘區)
闸门 (閘門)
电闸 (電閘)

RareShow 11

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.