闢 meaning and stroke order
Open; to settle, to develop, to open up
How to write 闢, stroke by stroke
21 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 闢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to open (a door)
- to open up (for development)
- to dispel; to refute; to repudiate
- (bound form) penetrating; incisive
How 闢 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Gate.
門 gives the meaning and 辟 hints at the sound.
Radical: 門 (gate), shared by 42 characters on this site.
How to remember 闢
闢 is a gate 門 with 辟 (pì) inside, and 辟 gives the sound. Picture someone pushing open the gate 門 to open up new ground.
闢 is the traditional form, and simplified Chinese writes this word as 辟. It appears mostly in compounds such as 開闢 (kāipì, to open up or create) and 精闢 (jīngpì, incisive), and it is rarely used alone in modern speech. Example: 他們開闢了一條新路。(Tāmen kāipì le yì tiáo xīn lù.) They opened up a new road.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 闢 with 劈 (pī, to chop) because both share 辟 and relate to splitting. 開天闢地 uses 闢, not 劈. Also read 闢 with fourth tone pì, not first tone pī.
Common words with 闢
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 闢
How many strokes are in 闢?
闢 is written with 21 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 闢 mean?
闢 (pì) means open; to settle, to develop, to open up. A common word with it is 开辟 (kāipì), meaning "to open up; to create; to establish".
How do you pronounce 闢?
闢 is pronounced pì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 闢?
The radical of 闢 is 門, which carries the idea of "gate". Dictionaries list 闢 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 闢?
闢 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 辟, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 闢 the same as 辟 in simplified Chinese?
Yes. In simplified Chinese, 闢 was merged into 辟, so 開闢 becomes 开辟. Note that 辟 can also be read bì in other words, such as 复辟 (fùbì, to restore a dethroned ruler).
What does 闢 mean in 闢謠?
Here 闢 means to refute or dispel. 闢謠 (pìyáo) means to refute a rumor, as in 官方出面闢謠 (guānfāng chūmiàn pìyáo), meaning the authorities stepped in to deny the rumor.