封锁 meaning in English

fēngsuǒ

to blockade; to seal off

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 封鎖21 strokes

Meaning of 封锁

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fēngsuǒ
  1. to blockade
  2. to seal off
  3. to lock down

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

封 fēng · to confer · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

锁 suǒ · to lock · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 封锁.

信封xìnfēngenvelope
封闭fēngbìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue)
锁定suǒdìngto lock (a door); to close with a latch
封面fēngmiàncover (of a publication)
密封mìfēngto seal up
连锁liánsuǒto interlock; to be linked
连锁店liánsuǒdiànchain store
封建fēngjiànsystem of enfeoffment; feudalism
封顶fēngdǐngto put a roof (on a building); to cap the roof (finishing a building project)
拉锁lāsuǒzipper
锁上suǒshàngto lock; to lock up
门锁ménsuǒdoor lock

Questions about 封锁

What does 封锁 mean?

封锁 (fēngsuǒ) means "to blockade; to seal off" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 封锁?

封锁 is made of 2 characters: 封 (9 strokes), 锁 (12 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 封锁 an HSK word?

Yes. 封锁 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 封锁 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 封锁 is written 封鎖.