密封
Old HSK 6
密封 (mìfēng) · to seal
密封 (mìfēng) means “to seal; airtight”. It is written with 2 characters: 密 (dense) + 封 (measure word for letters). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 密封 is built
The characters
密 mì · dense
What 密 is made of
- 宓mì — quiet
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 必bì — surely
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 宀 — roof
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A silent 宓 mountain 山; 宓 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
封 fēng · measure word for letters
What 封 is made of
- 圭guī — jade tablet
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: To seal 寸 something with a handful of mortar 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
把茶叶放在密封的罐子里。Bǎ cháyè fàngzài mìfēng de guànzi lǐ.Keep the tea leaves in an airtight jar.
这个盒子已经密封好了。Zhège hézi yǐjīng mìfēng hǎo le.This box has already been sealed.
Questions about 密封
What does 密封 mean?
密封 (mìfēng) means “to seal; airtight”.
How do you pronounce 密封?
密封 is pronounced mìfēng.
Which HSK level is 密封?
密封 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 保密bǎomìto keep secret
- 紧密jǐnmìclose
- 秘密mìmìsecret
- 密码mìmǎpassword
- 密切mìqièclose
- 亲密qīnmìclose
- 稠密chóumìdense
- 机密jīmìsecret
- 精密jīngmìprecise
- 密度mìdùdensity
Learn 密封 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 125: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.