阀 meaning and pronunciation

阀

Simplified character

閥

Traditional character

阀 English definition

fá

powerful individual, family or group
clique
(loanword) valve

Characters with the same pronunciation

乏 : short of; tired;
伐 : to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1];
垡 : to turn the soil; upturned soil; (used in place names);
橃 : large boat; old variant of 筏[fa2];
筏 : raft (of logs);
罚 : to punish; to penalize;
茷 : denseness of grass-foliage;