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Chinese Text Project

U+9589

Seal script

Jinwen

Alternate form

Simplified character

Radical:+ 3 strokes = 11 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.373#40 p.495#23 Kangxi: p.1330#14 Cihai: p.1405r2c02 GSR: 412.a Hanyu: v7,p4283#08
Composition:Top, left and right: , bottom: . Component of: 𠻻 𡮣 𡮤 𡮥 𢲾 𡠳 𡮩 𣘥 𤛞 𦟼
Mandarin: ㄅㄧˋ
Cantonese:bai3
Tang reconstruction:*bèi
Shuowen:門部》閉:闔門也。从門;才,所以歫門也。
Guangyun:廣韻·去聲··》閉:掩閉。《說文》曰:闔門也。博計切,五。
廣韻·入聲··》閉:闔也,塞也,俗作𨳲。又博計切。
Kangxi:康熙字典·門部·》閉:《唐韻》博計切《集韻》《韻會》必計切《正韻》必弊切,𠀤音嬖。《說文》闔門也。从門才,才所以歫門也。會意,亦像形。俗从下,非。《禮·月令》修鍵閉。《註》鍵,牡。閉,牝也。《疏》何氏曰:鍵是門扇,後樹兩木,穿上端爲孔,閉者將扃關門,以內孔中。《左傳·桓五年》閉蟄而烝。《註》建亥之月,昆蟲閉戸。《釋文》必計反。又《左傳·桓五年》凡分至啟閉,必書雲物。《註》閉立秋立冬。又《廣韻》掩也。《·大誥》予不敢閉于天降威用。《傳》言我不敢閉絕天所下威用而不行。《史記·樂書》禮者,所以閉淫也。又《淮南子·道應訓》劉氏奪之,若轉閉錘。《註》閉錘,格也。又《博雅》閉閉,盛也。又《玉篇》塞也。《易·坤卦》天地閉。《疏》謂二氣不相交通,天地否閉。又藏也。《淮南子·天文訓》萬物閉藏。又《·秦風》竹閉緄縢。《傳》閉,紲也。《正字通》弓檠也。又服式也。《釋名》反閉襦之小者也,却向著之,領反于背後,閉其襟也。又《廣韻》方結切《集韻》《韻會》必結切《正韻》必列切,𠀤音𪔀。義同。
考證:〔《禮·月令》修鍵閉。《註》鍵,牡。閉,牝也。《疏》鍵是門扇,後樹兩目,穿上端爲孔〕謹照原文兩目改兩木。
Fanqie:博計 (《廣韻·去聲··》) 方結 (《廣韻·入聲··》) 博計 (《廣韻·入聲··》)
Unihan definition:shut, close; obstruct, block up

Example usage

孟子·離婁下》:鄉鄰有鬬者,被髮纓冠而往救之,則惑也,雖戶可也。
If the fighting be only in the village or neighbourhood, if you go to put an end to it with your cap tied over your hair unbound, you will be in error. Although you should shut your door in such a case, your conduct would be allowable.
揚子法言》:開之廓然見四海,之閛然不睹墻之裏。
When he opens [the door], you can see the vastness of everything within the four oceans. When the door is slammed shut, you cannot see what is inside the walls of your own room.
墨子·小取》:此與彼同類,世有彼而不自非也,墨者有此而非之,無他故5焉,所謂內膠外與心毋空乎?
This and those are of the same kind; the world have those and don't oppose themselves, [yet] we Mohists have this and they oppose us. There can be no other reason than that they are stopped up within and closed without; their heart-minds are all filled in!
莊子·大宗師》:謷乎其未可制也,連乎其似好也,悗乎忘其言也。
But with a certain severity; their haughty indifference was beyond its control. Unceasing seemed their endeavours to keep (their mouths) shut; when they looked down, they had forgotten what they wished to say.
道德經》:無關楗而不可開,善結無繩約而不可解。
The skilful closer needs no bolts or bars, while to open what he has shut will be impossible; the skilful binder uses no strings or knots, while to unloose what he has bound will be impossible.
禮記·緇衣》:夫民於人,而有鄙心,可敬不可慢,易以溺人。
荀子·王制》:凡聽:威嚴猛厲,而不好假道人,則下畏恐而不親,周而不竭。
說苑·雜言》:孔子曰:「船非水不可行,水入船中,則其沒也,故曰:君子不可不嚴也,小人不可不也!」
春秋繁露》:無事之時起之空處,使之備次陳,守塞也。
韓詩外傳·卷十》:暮無門,寢無戶。
大戴禮記·千乘》:開明幽,內祿出災,以順天道,近者閑焉,遠者稽焉。
白虎通德論·五祀》:門以藏自固也,秋亦萬物成熟,內備自守也。
新書·過秦下》:秦人阻嶮不守,關梁不,長戟不刺,彊弩不射,楚沛深入,戰於鴻門,曾無藩籬之難。
中論·譴交》:星言夙駕,送往迎來,亭傳常滿,吏卒傳問,炬火夜行,閽寺不,把臂捩腕,扣天矢誓。
孔子家語·大昏解》:而能久,是天道也。
潛夫論·潛歎》:自此之後,天下之有美女者,乃皆重室晝,唯恐紂之聞也。
論衡·逢遇》:有接具臣之才,而以御大臣之知,必有心塞意之變。
太玄經·》:初一,朋牖,守元有。
風俗通義》:其後戶塞牖,不見賓客。
孔叢子·廣言》:締,也。
申鑒·俗嫌》:故君子節宣其氣,勿使有所壅滯底。
新語·慎微》:故孔子遭君暗臣亂,眾邪在位,政道隔於王家,仁義於公門,故作《公陵》之歌,傷無權力於世,大化絕而不通,道德施而不用,故曰:無如之何者,吾末如之何也已矣。
蔡中郎集·釋誨》:是故天地否,聖哲潛形。
鶡冠子·道端》:左法仁,則春生殖,前法忠,則夏功立,右法義,則秋成熟,後法聖,則冬藏。
文子·道原》:真人者,大己而小天下,貴治身而賤治人,不以物滑和,不以欲亂情,隱其名姓,有道則隱,無道則見,為無為,事無事,知不知也,懷天道,包天心,噓吸陰陽,吐故納新,與陰俱,與陽俱開,與剛柔卷舒,與陰陽俯仰,與天同心,與道同體。
文始真經·九藥》:關尹子曰:「瓶有二竅,以水實之,倒瀉一,則水不下,蓋不升則不降。」
列仙傳·方回》:夏啟末為宦士,為人所劫,之室中,從求道。
老子河上公章句》:棄利者,塞貪路權門也。
韓非子·主道》:不謹其,不固其門,虎乃將存。
申不害·大體》:今人君之所以高為城郭,用謹門閭之者,為寇戎盜賊之至也。
慎子·逸文》:臣下口,左右結舌。
管子·輕重戊》:齊修械器十七月,修糶五月,即關不與衡山通使,燕代秦趙即引其使而歸。
六韜·大禮》:許之則失守,拒之則塞。
尉繚子·將令》:將軍入營,即門清道,有敢行者誅,有敢高言者誅,有敢不從令者誅。
三略·上略》:將謀密,則姦心
孫子算經·》:心開者幼沖而即悟,意者皓首而難精。
淮南子·齊俗訓》:神機陰,剞劂無跡,人巧之妙也,而治世不以為民業。
呂氏春秋·貴信》:冬之德寒,寒不信,其地不剛,地不剛則凍不開。
鬼谷子·捭闔》:變化無窮,各有所歸,或陰或陽,或柔或剛,或開或,或弛或張。
史記·秦始皇本紀》:大事畢,已臧,中羨,下外羨門,盡工匠臧者,無復出者。
春秋左傳》:秋,大雩,書不時也,凡祀,啟蟄而郊,龍見而雩,始殺而嘗,蟄而烝,過則書。

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