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Chinese symbol for “sequester”

查封
chá fēng
to sequester; to seize (assets); to seal up; to close down

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sequester is 查封 (chá fēng), defined as: to sequester; to seize (assets); to seal up; to close down.

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

查 chá
to investigate, to examine, to look into
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
封 fēng
envelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal
radical 41 ⼨ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sequester”

WordPinyinMeaning
封存fēng cúnto sequester; to seal up (for safe keeping)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 查封.

WordPinyinMeaning
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
检查 (檢查)jiǎn cháinspection; to examine
审查 (審查)shěn cháto examine; to investigate
查看chá kànto look over; to examine
查询 (查詢)chá xúnto check; to inquire
普查pǔ chácensus; general survey
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)

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.