Chinese symbol for “smother”
封杀
fēng shā
Traditional: 封殺
to shut out; to block; to smother
The closest CC-CEDICT match for smother is 封杀 (fēng shā), defined as: to shut out; to block; to smother.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “smother”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闷 (悶) | mēn | stuffy; shut indoors |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 封杀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 封锁 (封鎖) | fēng suǒ | to blockade; to seal off |
| 封闭 (封閉) | fēng bì | to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue) |
| 封建 | fēng jiàn | system of enfeoffment; feudalism |
| 封面 | fēng miàn | cover (of a publication) |
| 信封 | xìn fēng | envelope |
| 封号 (封號) | fēng hào | (archaic) title granted to a person; to ban an (online) account |
| 自杀 (自殺) | zì shā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide |
| 杀人 (殺人) | shā rén | to kill a person; to commit murder |
See also: Japanese symbol for “smother”.
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.