懂中文 Dong Chinese

闢

pì

law

Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 辟 represents the sound.

Components
門 meaning component

門  Meaning component

mén

  

door

辟 sound component

辟  Sound component

pì, bì

  

law

Evolution

闢 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
闢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
闢 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

𰿾 (闢) 

pì

open; settle, develop, open up

辟 (闢) 

pì

to open (a door); to open up (for development); to dispel; to refute; to repudiate

Most common words with 闢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

开辟

to open up

辟

to dispel

精辟

incisive

开天辟地

to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pán​gǔ] creation myth

辟邪

to ward off evil spirits