密 mì
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宓 quiet, silent, still 山 mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
密封
mìfēng
to seal; to make airtight
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 为防止样本被污染，实验人员必须在无菌环境中将容器密封。 Wèi fángzhǐ yàngběn bèi wūrǎn, shíyàn rényuán bìxū zài wújūn huánjìng zhōng jiāng róngqì mìfēng. To prevent the samples from being contaminated, laboratory staff must seal the containers in a sterile environment.
- 请把茶叶密封好，不然很快就会受潮。 Qǐng bǎ cháyè mìfēng hǎo, bùrán hěn kuài jiù huì shòucháo. Please seal the tea leaves well, or they will soon get damp.
- 这个罐子密封得很好，放了一年的饼干还是脆的。 Zhège guànzi mìfēng de hěn hǎo, fàng le yì nián de bǐnggān hái shì cuì de. This jar is sealed so well that cookies kept for a year are still crisp.
Related words
- 保密 bǎomì to keep secret
- 紧密 jǐnmì close; tight
- 秘密 mìmì secret
- 密 mì dense; close together
- 密码 mìmǎ password
- 密切 mìqiè close; careful
- 亲密 qīnmì close; intimate
- 密度 mìdù density
- 密集 mìjí to concentrate; dense
- 稠密 chóumì dense; thick
- 机密 jīmì confidential; secret; classified
- 精密 jīngmì precise; exact; sophisticated