闭

bì

to close · to stop up

Radical: 门 Strokes: 6 HSK 6

Structure: Top surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

门问间闲闻闹阁阙闪阔闷阅

Same radical

门问间闲闻闹阁阙闪阔闷阅闾阑阃

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Character Decomposition

闭=门+才

Etymology

A door 门 blocked by bars 才

Meanings

to close

to stop up

to shut

to obstruct

bì

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Words with 闭 195 total

to lock闭锁bì suǒ amenorrhoea经闭jīng bì to go bankrupt · to close down倒闭dǎo bì to close; to seal off · to close down (an illegal venue) · closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)封闭fēng bì to close the passes · to seal off the country · seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)闭关bì guān to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) · to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) · closed-loop闭合bì hé close a meeting闭会bì huì amenorrhoea闭经bì jīng

Idioms with 闭 52 total Chain

to close the passes and seal off the country · to close a country to exclude foreign contact闭关锁国bì guān suǒ guó close the country to international intercourse闭关自守bì guān zì shǒu

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