闩

閂

shuān

noun #29,644

Meanings

1 bolt; latch (for a door)
2 to bolt; to latch

Characters

bolt; latch (single-character word)

Examples

他进门后把门闩插上了。

Tā jìnmén hòu bǎ mén shuān chāshàng le.

After entering, he bolted the door shut.

这扇老木门有一根铁闩。

Zhè shàn lǎo mùmén yǒu yī gēn tiě shuān.

This old wooden door has an iron bolt.

Tips

memory

The traditional character 閂 is pictographic: a horizontal bar (一) across a door frame (門) — exactly what a bolt does.

Stroke Order

闩 shuān