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Chinese symbol for “cordon”

封锁线
fēng suǒ xiàn
Traditional: 封鎖線
blockade line; cordon; measure word: 道 (dào)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cordon is 封锁线 (fēng suǒ xiàn), defined as: blockade line; cordon; measure word: 道 (dào).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

封 fēng
envelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal
radical 41 ⼨ · 9 strokes
锁 suǒ
lock, padlock; chains, shackles
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cordon”

WordPinyinMeaning
绶带 (綬帶)shòu dàiribbon (as a decoration); cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 封锁线.

WordPinyinMeaning
封锁 (封鎖)fēng suǒto blockade; to seal off
封闭 (封閉)fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue)
封建fēng jiànsystem of enfeoffment; feudalism
封面fēng miàncover (of a publication)
信封xìn fēngenvelope
封号 (封號)fēng hào(archaic) title granted to a person; to ban an (online) account
锁定 (鎖定)suǒ dìngto lock (a door); to close with a latch
连锁 (連鎖)lián suǒto interlock; to be linked
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route

See also: Japanese symbol for “cordon”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.