闭(bì)

HSK 46 strokesTrad. 閉

to close

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Character information

Pinyin
bì
Meaning
to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
閉

Origin & structure

Where 闭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿵门才

A door 门 blocked by bars 才

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

门mén才cái

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

Traditional form 閉: A door 門 blocked by bars 才

How to write 闭 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 闭

Common words using 闭 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dǎo倒bì闭
HSK 4

to go bankrupt; to close down

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fēng封bì闭
HSK 4

to close; to seal off

Open 封闭 page →
bì闭mù幕
HSK 5

the curtain falls

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bì闭mù幕shì式
HSK 5

closing ceremony

Open 闭幕式 page →
biàn便bì闭

see 便秘[bian4 mi4]

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mì密bì闭

sealed; airtight

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chī吃bì闭mén门gēng羹

to be refused entrance; to find the door closed

Open 吃闭门羹 page →
yè夜bù不bì闭hù户

lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society

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倒封幕式便密吃门

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