闸 = 门 + 甲

闸 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sluice”. It is built from 门 (gate) and 甲 (armor).

Keyword: sluice
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhá
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: шлюз

Decomposition

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门 gate
甲 armor

How to find 闸 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gate” + “armor”. 闸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 闸 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.