Chinese Character: 阀 (Fá - Valve; Power Group)
1. Character Basics
Radical: 门 (Gate radical)
Stroke Count: 9 (Number of strokes: 9)
Structure Analysis: 会意字，从门（门户）从伐（征伐），本义指控制门户的装置（如"阀门"），现指权力集团（如"军阀"）(Ideogram: "门" (gate) + "伐" (conquer). Originally meant "gate control device", now means "power faction".)
2. Pronunciation
Pinyin: Fá (Second tone)
3. Meaning
To be filled
4. Common Words
- 阀门 (fá mén) Valve
- 军阀 (jūn fá) Warlord
- 财阀 (cái fá) Financial conglomerate
- 垄断 (lǒng duàn) Monopoly
7. Example Sentence
Engineers replaced the damaged valve. 工程师更换了损坏的阀门。
Historical warlords controlled vast territories. 历史上的军阀控制着广大地区。
8. Memory Tips
Combine "门" (gate) + "伐" (conquer) → Gate controlling power. 组合"门"+"伐"→ 控制权力的门阀机制。