Chinese symbol for “seclusion”
闭关
bì guān
Traditional: 閉關
to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for seclusion is 闭关 (bì guān), defined as: to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists).
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 闭关.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关闭 (關閉) | guān bì | to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down |
| 封闭 (封閉) | fēng bì | to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue) |
| 倒闭 (倒閉) | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt; to close down |
| 闭幕 (閉幕) | bì mù | the curtain falls; lower the curtain |
| 闭嘴 (閉嘴) | bì zuǐ | Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴 |
| 闭门 (閉門) | bì mén | to close a door |
| 关系 (關係) | guān xi | relation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect |
| 关于 (關於) | guān yú | pertaining to; concerning |
See also: Japanese symbol for “seclusion”.
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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