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PinYin zhá    Simplified 闸    Traditional 閘
  1. gear
  2. brake
  3. sluice
  4. lock (on waterway)
  5. electric switch or circuit breaker
PinYin zhá    Simplified 闸    Traditional 牐
  1. old variant of 閘|闸[zha2]
  2. sluice
  3. lock (on waterway)

Chinese meanings
  1. （牐）zhá
    BS 门 | BH 5
    ①水闸：开～放水。
    ②把水截住：水流得太猛，～不住。
    ③制动器的通称：踩～。
    ④电闸：拉～限电。

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