下闸

lower sluice gate / outflow sluice

Characters and words in 下闸

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

= + : Mnemonic symbol: from the up/down logic, and a little bit the shape of the character, a ladder.

Xi Shi (xi) is on a retreat in the ashram. Using a voodoo staff (卜), she divined that next (下) week she'll have to play the flute (一) sixteen hours per day. Because she hates playing the flute, she climbs over the ashram's bathroom (a4) wall using a ladder (下) to escape.
old variant of 閘|闸[zha2] / sluice / lock (on waterway)
gear / brake / sluice / lock (on waterway) / electric switch or circuit breaker

Words with 下闸

下闸 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 下闸

下闸 currently does not appear in any sentence.