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CHINESE CHARACTER

闭 (bì): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block
HSK 56 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

门 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 闭.

门 · 才

Visible components

闭 is decomposed as ⿵门才.

STROKES · 6

Write 闭 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 闭

关闭

关闭所有的门和窗户。

Guān bì suǒ yǒu de mén hé chuāng hù。

Shut all the doors and windows.

闭嘴!

Bì zuǐ!

Shut up!

倒闭

许多小公司倒闭了。

Xǔ duō xiǎo gōng sī dǎo bì le。

Many small companies went bankrupt.

FAQ

What does 闭 (bì) mean in Chinese?

to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block

How do you write 闭 in stroke order?

闭 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 闭?

门 is the radical in 闭. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 闭?

闭幕式 (bìmùshì): closing ceremony; 关闭 (guānbì): to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down; 闭 (bì): to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct.