懂中文 Dong Chinese

阀

fá

powerful and influential group

Components
门 meaning component

门  Meaning component

mén

  

door

gate

伐 sound component

伐  Sound component

fá

  

cut down

Evolution

阀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
阀 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
阀 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

阀 (閥) 

fá

powerful and influential group; powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve

Most common words with 阀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

阀

clique

阀门

valve (mechanical)

军阀

junta

安全阀

safety valve

财阀

plutocracy