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The traditional character 閘, structured with the gate radical 門 and the component 甲, originally referred to a sluice gate designed to control water flow in canals or rivers. Its simplified form 闸 maintains the same basic composition, substituting the traditional gate radical with its simplified variant 门 while keeping 甲. From this foundational sense of a hydraulic control mechanism, the meaning of 闸 broadened to include analogous devices that regulate or halt movement, such as brakes in mechanical systems and switches or circuit breakers in electrical contexts.
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请打开那个水闸。
闸门需要维修。
洪水前关闭了所有水闸。
工程师设计了新的闸门系统。
由于电闸故障，整个大楼断电了。
他们用闸门调节水库的水位。
在紧急情况下，必须立即启动安全闸。
通过精确控制闸门的开合，可以有效地管理灌溉网络。