閉 (bì)

to close; to shut

How 閉 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
門 — gate
Traditional
閉
Simplified
闭

Components

Common words using 閉

封閉 fēngbì
to seal; to close; to confine
閉上 bìshang
to close; to shut up
閉嘴 bìzuǐ
Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴
閉關 bìguān
to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
關閉 guānbì
to close; to shut
倒閉 dǎobì
to go bankrupt; to close down
密閉 mìbì
sealed; airtight
緊閉 jǐnbì
to close securely; tightly closed; secure
自閉症 zìbìzhèng
autism
閉合 bìhé
to close; closed
閉塞 bìsè
to stop up; to close up; hard to get to
閉幕 bìmù
the curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting)

閉 in a sentence

請把眼睛閉起來。

Qǐng bǎ yǎnjīng bì qǐlái.

“Please close your eyes.”

How common is 閉?

閉 is the 1,265th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 92.6% of all running text.

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