閉

bì

shut, close; obstruct, block up

How to write 閉, stroke by stroke

to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct

Ideographic: A door 門 blocked by bars 才

Made of 門 + 才

閉嘴bì zuǐShut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴
關閉guān bìto close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
閉上bì shangto close; to shut up
封閉fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
倒閉dǎo bìto go bankrupt; to close down
緊閉jǐn bìto close securely; tightly closed; secure
關禁閉guān jìn bìto put in detention (a soldier, a pupil)
自閉症zì bì zhèngautism
閉著bì zheclosed
閉關bì guānto close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
閉路電視bì lù diàn shìclosed-circuit television
密閉mì bìsealed; airtight

不要閉上眼睛。
bú yào bì shàng yǎn jīng 。
Don't shut your eyes.
她告訴我們道路被封閉了。
tā gào sù wǒ mén dào lù bèi fēng bì le 。
She told us the road was closed.
你可以閉嘴嗎？
nǐ kě yǐ bì zuǐ má ？
Can you please shut up?
他敲了敲緊閉的門。
tā qiāo le qiāo jǐn bì de mén 。
He knocked on the closed door.
關閉所有的門和窗戶。
guān bì suǒ yǒu de mén hé chuāng hù 。
Shut all the doors and windows.