封 fēng — to confer; to grant; to seal; (a measure word)
我给远方的朋友写了一封信。Wǒ gěi yuǎn fāng de péng you xiě le yì fēng xìn.I wrote a letter to a faraway friend.
Common words: 信封 (xìn fēng)、封闭 (fēng bì)、封锁 (fēng suǒ)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to seal"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to seal", including 封 (fēng), 符 (fú). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to seal" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 封 (fēng), 符 (fú) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fēng, fú — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 封 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 封 fēngto confer; to grant; to seal; (a measure word)Useful words: 信封, 封闭
- 符 fúmark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond (to); tallyUseful words: 符合, 符号
Common words for these 2 "to seal" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 封 (fēng) — so "to seal" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
信封xìn fēngenvelope封闭fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)封锁fēng suǒto blockade; to seal off; to lock down符合fú héin accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement)符号fú hàosymbol; mark; sign不符bù fúinconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with; not conform to
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to seal".
符 fú — mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond (to); tally
他说的话和事实不太相符。Tā shuō de huà hé shì shí bú tài xiāng fú.What he said does not quite match the facts.
Common words: 符合 (fú hé)、符号 (fú hào)、不符 (bù fú)
All 2 characters
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