封闭
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
封闭 (fēngbì) · to close off
封闭 (fēngbì) means “to close off; to seal; closed”. It is written with 2 characters: 封 (measure word for letters) + 闭 (to shut). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 封闭 is built
The characters
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)
闭 bì · to shut
What 闭 is made of
- 门mén — gate
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 才cái — ability
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 扌shǒu — hand
Origin hint: A door 门 blocked by bars 才 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这条路正在修，暂时封闭了。Zhè tiáo lù zhèngzài xiū, zànshí fēngbì le.This road is under repair and temporarily closed.
这个房间太封闭了，空气不好。Zhège fángjiān tài fēngbì le, kōngqì bù hǎo.This room is too closed off, and the air is stuffy.
Questions about 封闭
What does 封闭 mean?
封闭 (fēngbì) means “to close off; to seal; closed”.
How do you pronounce 封闭?
封闭 is pronounced fēngbì.
Which HSK level is 封闭?
封闭 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 信封xìnfēngenvelope
- 封建fēngjiànfeudal
- 封锁fēngsuǒto block off
- 密封mìfēngto seal
- 封fēngmeasure word for letters
- 倒闭dǎobìto go bankrupt
- 关闭guānbìto close
- 闭塞bìsèisolated
Learn 封闭 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.