闭
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to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
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How 闭 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A door 门 blocked by bars 才
How to remember it
close · Heisig RSH #2626
门 gate + genie
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 闭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闭门不出 | bì mén bù chū | (idiom) to stay shut up at home; to not go out |
| 闭口不言 | bì kǒu bù yán | to keep silent (idiom) |
| 闭上嘴巴 | bì shang zuǐ bā | Shut up! |
| 闭路电视 | bì lù diàn shì | closed-circuit television |
| 闭门思过 | bì mén sī guò | shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes |
| 闭区间 | bì qū jiān | closed interval (in calculus) |
| 闭门造车 | bì mén zào chē | lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom); fig. to work on a project in isolation… |
| 闭门会议 | bì mén huì yì | closed-door meeting |
| 闭子集 | bì zǐ jí | closed subset (math.) |
| 闭目养神 | bì mù yǎng shén | to relax with one's eyes closed |
| 闭音节 | bì yīn jié | closed syllable |
| 自闭症 | zì bì zhèng | autism |
| 闭口不谈 | bì kǒu bù tán | to refuse to say anything about (idiom); to remain tight-lipped; to avoid mentioning |
| 闭关自守 | bì guān zì shǒu | close the country to international intercourse |
| 密闭门 | mì bì mén | airtight door |
| 撒手闭眼 | sā shǒu bì yǎn | to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom) |
| 闭元音 | bì yuán yīn | close vowel |
| 夜不闭户 | yè bù bì hù | lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society |
| 闭上 | bì shang | to close; to shut up |
| 闭会 | bì huì | close a meeting |