闸阀

Traditional form:

閘閥

Pinyin (reading):

zháfá

Definitions:

• gate valve; sluice valve

Characters:

• 闸 - sluice, floodgate, canal lock
• 阀 - clique, valve; a powerful and influential group

Traditional characters:

• 閘 - sluice, floodgate, canal lock
• 閥 - clique, valve; a powerful and influential group