封 fēng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 寸 — inch
- Made of
- 圭 jade tablet 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
封面
fēngmiàn
cover; front cover
Characters in this word
面 miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 面 — face
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 杂志封面采用黑白照片，反而强化了人物的历史感。 Zázhì fēngmiàn cǎiyòng hēibái zhàopiàn, fǎn'ér qiánghuà le rénwù de lìshǐgǎn. The magazine cover uses a black-and-white photograph, which actually strengthens the figure's sense of history.
- 这本书的封面设计得很漂亮，我一眼就喜欢上了。 Zhè běn shū de fēngmiàn shèjì de hěn piàoliang, wǒ yì yǎn jiù xǐhuan shàng le. The cover of this book is beautifully designed, and I liked it at first sight.
- 她的照片登上了这期杂志的封面。 Tā de zhàopiàn dēng shàng le zhè qī zázhì de fēngmiàn. Her photo made it onto the cover of this issue of the magazine.
Related words
- 封 fēng a measure word for letters
- 信封 xìnfēng envelope
- 封闭 fēngbì to close off
- 封 fēng to seal; to close off
- 封顶 fēngdǐng to top out; to set an upper limit
- 封建 fēngjiàn feudal; feudalistic
- 封锁 fēngsuǒ to blockade; to seal off; to block
- 密封 mìfēng to seal; to make airtight
- 见面 jiànmiàn to meet, to see each other
- 面包 miànbāo bread
- 面条儿 miàntiáor noodles
- 对面 duìmiàn opposite; across from