Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 闭
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闭 |
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Meaning |
to close, stop up, shut, obstruct |
Pronunciation |
bì |
Explanation |
Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: talent/years of age 才 (If the big man 大 balances on one foot, he is talented, but here: he kicks) [Or: key ノ in a keyhole ナ] |
Mnemonic
| The person kicks against the gate, because it is closed. |
Radicals
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门
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gate | (Simplified from 門, which shows a gate with two wings.) |
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才
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talent | (When the big 大 person balances on one foot, he is talented. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying  , kneeling ⺈, skilled才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 闭合 |
bì hé |
to close; closed | | 睁只眼闭只眼 |
zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn |
to turn a blind eye | | 闭门觅句 |
bì mén mì jù |
lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing | | 飨以闭门羹 |
xiǎng yǐ bì mén gēng |
to close the door in one's face (idiom) | | 闭门羹 |
bì mén gēng |
to be spurned; to be given the cold shoulder |
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