闭
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to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 門 +3
- Structure
- Top enclosure 上包
- Traditional
- 閉
- Common rank
- #1,094
- Unicode
- U+95ED
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Formation & memory
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Words with 闭
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闭门不出 | (idiom) to stay shut up at home; to not go out | |
| 闭口不言 | to keep silent (idiom) | |
| 闭上嘴巴 | Shut up! | |
| 闭路电视 | closed-circuit television | |
| 闭门思过 | shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes | |
| 闭区间 | closed interval (in calculus) | |
| 闭门造车 | lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom); fig. to work on a project in isolation… | |
| 闭门会议 | closed-door meeting | |
| 闭子集 | closed subset (math.) | |
| 闭目养神 | to relax with one's eyes closed | |
| 闭音节 | closed syllable | |
| 自闭症 | autism | |
| 闭口不谈 | to refuse to say anything about (idiom); to remain tight-lipped; to avoid mentioning | |
| 闭关自守 | close the country to international intercourse | |
| 密闭门 | airtight door | |
| 撒手闭眼 | to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom) | |
| 闭元音 | close vowel | |
| 夜不闭户 | lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society | |
| 闭上 | to close; to shut up | |
| 闭会 | close a meeting |