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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)

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)
顶阀
dǐngfá
top valve
吸入阀
xīrùfá
suction valve
安全阀
ānquánfá
safety valve
节流阀
jiéliúfá
a throttle
北洋军阀
BěiyángJūnfá
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
奉系军阀
Fèngxìjūnfá
Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)
桂系军阀
Guìxìjūnfá
Guangxi warlord faction, from 1911-1930
皖系军阀
Wǎnxìjūnfá
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929
直系军阀
Zhíxìjūnfá
the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords
军阀混战
jūnfáhùnzhàn
incessant fighting between warlords

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

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