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阀
閥
fá
1. powerful individual, family or group
2. clique
3. (loanword) valve
Common • Top 16%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

阀
fá
clique, valve; a powerful and influential group
9 丶

Compound Words (18)

顶阀
dǐngfá
top valve
底阀
dǐfá
bottom valve
汽阀
qìfá
steam valve
筒阀
tǒngfá
a sleeve valve
财阀
cáifá
plutocracy
军阀
jūnfá
military clique
门阀
ménfá
rich and powerful family
阀芯
fáxīn
valve stem
阀门
fámén
valve (mechanical)
安全阀
ānquánfá
safety valve
节流阀
jiéliúfá
a throttle
吸入阀
xīrùfá
suction valve
军阀混战
jūnfáhùnzhàn
incessant fighting between warlords
皖系军阀
Wǎnxìjūnfá
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929
北洋军阀
BěiyángJūnfá
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
直系军阀
Zhíxìjūnfá
the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords
奉系军阀
Fèngxìjūnfá
Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)
桂系军阀
Guìxìjūnfá
Guangxi warlord faction, from 1911-1930

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Character Frequency Rank
2,670
Word Frequency Rank
13,205 of 84,292

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