to close; to shut; to stop up

HSK 5 #1267

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1267th character
Radical ⾨ (169.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 527
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

闭 bì
  1. 1. to close
  2. 2. to shut
  3. 3. to stop up
  4. 4. to obstruct

Stroke order

闭 stroke order diagram
闭 stroke order animation

Words containing 闭

Word Meaning
to close; to shut
to close; closed; to seal off
to close down; to go bankrupt
hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible
to put in detention (a soldier, a pupil)
closed-circuit television
to close up; to form a closed loop
sealed; airtight
seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
to come to an end (of a meeting); the curtain falls
closing ceremony
to be refused entrance (idiom); to find the door closed
lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
close a meeting
encapsulation
lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)
shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
close the country to international intercourse
to close the passes and seal off the country
closed-circuit rebreather scuba (diving)
sealed cabin
sealed cabin
airtight door
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