Usage of the character 阀
fá
阀
[閥]
- powerful individual, family or group
- clique
- (loanword) valve
qiúfá
球阀
[球閥]
- ball valve
dǐngfá
顶阀
[頂閥]
- top valve
- head valve
fámén
阀门
[閥門]
- valve (mechanical)
dǐfá
底阀
[底閥]
- bottom valve
- foot valve
cáifá
财阀
[財閥]
- tycoon; magnate; powerful corporation; conglomerate
jūnfá
军阀
[軍閥]
- military clique
- junta
- warlord
zháfá
闸阀
[閘閥]
- gate valve; sluice valve
tǒngfá
筒阀
[筒閥]
- a sleeve valve
jiǎofá
角阀
[角閥]
- angle valve
fáxīn
阀芯
[閥芯]
- valve stem
ménfá
门阀
[門閥]
- rich and powerful family
qìfá
汽阀
[汽閥]
- steam valve
jiéliúfá
节流阀
[節流閥]
- a throttle
ānquánfá
安全阀
[安全閥]
- safety valve
xīrùfá
吸入阀
[吸入閥]
- suction valve
Fèngxìjūnfá
奉系军阀
[奉系軍閥]
- Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)
Guìxìjūnfá
桂系军阀
[桂系軍閥]
- Guangxi warlord faction, from 1911-1930
Zhíxìjūnfá
直系军阀
[直係軍閥]
- the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords
Běiyáng Jūnfá
北洋军阀
[北洋軍閥]
- the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
Wǎnxìjūnfá
皖系军阀
[皖系軍閥]
- Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929
jūnfáhùnzhàn
军阀混战
[軍閥混戰]
- incessant fighting between warlords