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
封锁
fēngsuǒ
to blockade; to seal off; to block
Characters in this word
锁 suǒ
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 暴雨导致山体滑坡后，警方立即封锁了通往景区的唯一道路。 Bàoyǔ dǎozhì shāntǐ huápō hòu, jǐngfāng lìjí fēngsuǒ le tōngwǎng jǐngqū de wéiyī dàolù. After the heavy rain caused a landslide, the police immediately sealed off the only road leading to the scenic area.
- 警察封锁了现场，不让无关的人进入。 Jǐngchá fēngsuǒ le xiànchǎng, bú ràng wúguān de rén jìnrù. The police sealed off the scene and did not let unrelated people enter.
- 大雪封锁了山路，村民们几天没法出门。 Dàxuě fēngsuǒ le shānlù, cūnmínmen jǐ tiān méi fǎ chūmén. Heavy snow blocked the mountain road, and the villagers could not go out for several days.
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
- 封面 fēngmiàn cover; front cover
- 密封 mìfēng to seal; to make airtight
- 锁 suǒ lock; to lock
- 连锁 liánsuǒ chain; linked; chain reaction
- 锁定 suǒdìng to lock onto; to fix; to determine
- 撤退 chètuì to retreat; to withdraw