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1.

Animated Stroke Order 闭

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How to write 闭 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 闭

闭 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

闭

才talent (originally a bar)

闭=

4.

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5.

How to Use 闭

Physical or metaphorical closing

Words where 闭 means to close, shut, or seal something off.

关闭 • guān bì • to close; to shut • HSK 5

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6.

Example Sentences

Zài在

mì密

bì闭

kōng空

jiān间

lǐ里

gōng

Information

Pinyinbì

Meaningto close; to shut

Strokes6

Radical门

Traditional閉

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1500

Zhuyinㄅㄧˋ

UnicodeU+95ED

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+才talent (originally a bar)

A door (门) is shut with a crossbar (才) — to close, shut, or obstruct an entrance.

guān关

bì闭

to close; to shut

封闭 • fēng bì • seal off; close • HSK 6

HSK 6

fēng封

bì闭

seal off; close

闭塞 • bì sè • to close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way • HSK 6

HSK 6

bì闭

sè塞

to close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way

Ending or cessation

Words where 闭 indicates the end or termination of an activity or entity.

倒闭 • dǎo bì • close down; go bankrupt; go out of business • HSK 6

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dǎo倒

bì闭

close down; go bankrupt; go out of business

闭幕式 • bì mù shì • closing ceremony • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

bì闭

mù幕

shì式

closing ceremony

工

zuò作

xū需

yào要

zhù注

yì意

tōng通

fēng风

。

Working in a sealed space requires attention to ventilation.

zhǎn展

lǎn览

jiāng将

yú于

míng明

tiān天

bì闭

mù幕

。

The exhibition will close tomorrow.

qǐng请

guān关

bì闭

chuāng窗

hù户

，

wài外

miàn面

hěn很

chǎo吵

。

Please close the window, it's noisy outside.

Qǐng请

bì闭

shàng上

mén门

，

wài外

miàn面

yǒu有

diǎn点

chǎo吵

。

Please close the door, it's a bit noisy outside.

Mén门

zì自

dòng动

bì闭

hé合

le了

。

The door closed automatically.

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陛bìsteps leading throne; throne
敝bìbreak, destroy; broken, tattered
婢bìservant girl; your servant
毖bìguard against, take care; caution
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匕bǐspoon, ladle; knife, dirk

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阑lándoor screen; railing fence
阉yāncastrate; eunuch
阈yùthreshold; door sill
闽mǐnfujian province; a river; a tribe
阖heclose; shut; whole
闰rùnintercalary; extra, surplus

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