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Chinese symbol for “closed”

闭着
bì zhe
Traditional: 閉著
closed

The closest CC-CEDICT match for closed is 闭着 (bì zhe), defined as: closed.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

闭 bì
to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block
radical 169 ⾨ · 6 strokes
着 zhe
to make a move, to take action
radical 109 ⽬ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “closed”

WordPinyinMeaning
封闭性 (封閉性)fēng bì xìngclosed; encapsulated
封闭 (封閉)fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue)
门清 (門清)mén qīng(mahjong) (of a hand) closed; concealed

Related words

Other words that share a character with 闭着.

WordPinyinMeaning
关闭 (關閉)guān bìto close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
封闭 (封閉)fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue)
倒闭 (倒閉)dǎo bìto go bankrupt; to close down
闭幕 (閉幕)bì mùthe curtain falls; lower the curtain
闭嘴 (閉嘴)bì zuǐShut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴
闭门 (閉門)bì ménto close a door
随着 (隨著)suí zhealong with; in the wake of
有着 (有著)yǒu zheto have; to possess

See also: Japanese symbol for “closed”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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