powerful individual, family or group; clique

Character data

Radical ⾨ (169.6)
Strokes 14
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

閥 fá
  1. 1. powerful individual, family or group
  2. 2. clique
  3. 3. (loanword) valve

Words containing 閥

Word Meaning
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
suction valve
Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)
safety valve
foot valve; bottom valve
Guangxi warlord faction, from 1911-1930
steam valve
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929
the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords
a sleeve valve
a throttle
plutocracy
warlord; military clique; junta
incessant fighting between warlords
rich and powerful family
valve stem
valve (mechanical)
top valve; head valve
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