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CHINESE CHARACTER

bì

闭

闭

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shut

Numbered pinyin
bi4
English meanings
shut, stop, close, stop up, obstruct, switch off, obstruction, turn off, seel

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from above structure

Enclosed from above arrangement: outside 门; inside 才.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿵门才

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    guān关mén门。

    Close the door.

  2. 02

    bì闭yǎn眼。

    Close the eyes.

  3. 03

    bì闭diàn店。

    The shop closed.

  4. 04

    bì闭zuǐ嘴。

    Shut up.

  5. 05

    guānbì关闭。

    Close.

  6. 06

    bìmù闭幕。

    Close.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 倒闭
  • 关闭
  • 封闭
  • 闭幕
  • 闭幕式