閉 [闭] bì
verb
: to close; to stop up; to shut
: to obstruct
閉まる | しまる shimaru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be shut; to close; to be closed
: to be locked
: to tighten; to be tightened
: to become sober; to become tense
閉める | しめる shimeru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to close; to shut
閉ざす | とざす tozasu
godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten
: to plunge (in grief)
閉じる | とじる tojiru
ichidan verb
: to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
閉てる | たてる tateru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to shut; to close
閉まり | しまり shimari
noun
: closing; shutting
へい hei
閉[闭]嘴 bi4zui3 OR閉[闭]上嘴巴 bi4shang zui3ba1: Shut up!
[閉口 | へいこう heikou: dumbfounded; stumped; at one’s wits end; nonplussed: annoyed]
閉門 [闭门] bi4men2: to close a door
[へいもん heimon: closing of a gate
: (Edo-period) house confinement]
閉會 [闭会] bi4hui4: close a meeting
[閉会 | へいかい heikai: closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)]
閉[闭]幕 bi4mu4: the curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting)
[閉幕 | へいまく heimaku; falling of the curtain; coming to an end]
閉幕となる | へいまくとなる heimaku tonaru: to come to a close (end)]
閉[闭]幕式 bi4mu4 shi4: closing ceremony
閉[闭]塞 bi4se4: to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking [閉塞 | へいそく heisoku: closure; blockage]
閉[闭]上 bi4shang: to close; to shut up
閉[闭]包 bi4bao1: closure (math) [閉包 | へいほう heihou]
巴閉[闭] ba1bi4: arrogant; flashy; impressive (Cantonese)
封閉[闭] feng1bi4: to seal; to close; to confine; to seal off; to close down; sealed; confined; closed; unreceptive
關閉[关闭] guan1bi4: to close; to shut
倒閉[闭] dao3bi4: to go bankrupt; to close down
密閉[闭] mi4bi4: sealed; airtight [みっぺい mippei]
自閉症 zi4 bi4 zheng4: autism [じへいしょう jiheishou: autism; autistic]
Japanese expression
*閉月羞花 | へいげつしゅうか heigetsu shuuka
: charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt
幕を閉じる | まくをとじる maku o tojiru
: to come to an end; to close the curtain
ふたを閉める | ふたをしめる futa o shimeru
: to shut the lid
悲しみに閉ざされる | かなしみにとざされる kanashimi ni tozasareru
: to be buried in grief
Chinese idiom
*閉月羞花 [闭月羞花] bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1
: lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers; fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world
閉門覓句 [闭门觅句] bi4 men2 mi4 ju4
:lit. lock the door and search for the right word; fig. the serious hard work of writing
饗以閉門羹 [飨以闭门羹] xiang3 yi3 bi4 men2 geng1
: to close the door in one’s face
睜一眼閉一眼 [睁一眼闭一眼] zheng1 yi1 yan3 bi4 yi1 yan3
: to turn a blind eye
閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 [闭塞眼睛捉麻雀]
bi4 se4 yan3 jing1 zhuo1 ma2 que4
: lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); fig. to act blindly
閉 (bi4: shut, close; obstruct, block up) =
門 (men2: gate, door, entrance, opening) +
才 (cai2: talent, ability; just, only)
簡體 Simplified.
闭. Derived from generic character simplification rule #77 (門 » 门) via usage of grass script form of character.
Historical Variant:
閇 bi4: shut; close; obstruct; block up
Examples:
ドアを閉めるために doa o shimeru tame ni: to shut a door
婚前張開眼， 婚後半閉眼。
hun1qian2 zhang1kai1 yan3, hun1 hou4 ban4 bi4 yan3.
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
