閉
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bì · to shut, to close

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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門Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 閉

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Example sentences

Notice where 閉 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ yīng gāi bì shàng nǐ de zuǐ.你應該閉上你的嘴。

You should keep your mouth shut.

Source: Tatoeba #873354 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gào sù wǒ mén dào lù bèi fēng bì le.她告訴我們道路被封閉了。

She told us the road was closed.

Source: Tatoeba #895057 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yīng gāi xué zhù bì shàng nǐ de zuǐ.你應該學著閉上你的嘴。

You've got to learn to hold your tongue.

Source: Tatoeba #775740 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào bì shàng yǎn jīng.不要閉上眼睛。

Don't shut your eyes.

Source: Tatoeba #1387312 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qiāo le qiāo jǐn bì de mén.他敲了敲緊閉的門。

He knocked on the closed door.

Source: Tatoeba #846262 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bì shàng nǐ de yǎn jīng, rán hòu shù dào shí.閉上你的眼睛,然後數到十。

Close your eyes, and count to ten.

Source: Tatoeba #871040 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 閉 in context

  1. Say bì, then recall the core meaning: to shut, to close.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 閉 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.