Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Common noun
seal
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to seal (e.g. a letter)
to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech); to seal off (e.g. a building)
seal
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)
freezing (funds)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to trap
to contain; to suppress; to restrain; to bring under control
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
unboxing (a product)
unsealed mail
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something)
Colloquial; Euphemistic
silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
Historically written as 听, 封度, 英斤, 英听
pound (unit of weight)
Historically written as 磅
pound (currency); pound sterling
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The druid sealed the cave entrance shut with ivy and glue.
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