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闩

shuān

Character Traditional 閂

What 闩 means

1. bolt
2. latch
3. to bolt
4. to latch

Example sentences

• 他把门闩上。
  Tā bǎmén shuān shàng.
  He shut the door behind him.

Words containing 闩

• 枪闩qiāng shuānbreech bolt (e.g. of rifle)
• 锁闩suǒ shuānlatch; bolt (to lock a door or window)
• 门闩mén shuānhorizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal); door bolt

Sounds the same

Read shuān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 拴to tie up
• 栓bottle stopper; plug; (gun) bolt

Go deeper

• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shuān correctly.
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