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HSK
to affix a seal / to stamp / to print out (with a printer)
HSK 2
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  *封* | 封* | *封
to confer / to grant / to bestow a title / to seal / classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
HSK 2
to close; to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
HSK 4
(Tw) seal of approval; certification mark (logo indicating compliance with specified standards)
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  *嚴* | 嚴* | *嚴
tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father
HSK 4
(US Navy) SEAL commando unit
to encapsulate / to enclose / to wrap / to seal inside
to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc) / (computing) to enable (a feature) / (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate / to open (sth that has been sealed)
HSK 7-9
seal / signet / chop / stamp / CL:
HSK 7-9
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  *悶* | 悶* | *悶
bored / depressed / melancholy / sealed / airtight / tightly closed
HSK 7-9
to open (sth that has been sealed)
cap / seal / cover / to cover / blocked shot (basketball)
to blockade / to seal off / to lock down
HSK 7-9
official seal
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  *章* | 章* | *章
chapter / section / clause / movement (of symphony) / seal / badge / regulation / order
HSK 6
stamp / seal / CL:
mark / symbol / notation / seal
HSK 7-9
to seal up
HSK 7-9
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  *戳* | 戳* | *戳
to jab / to poke / to stab / (coll.) to sprain / to blunt / to fuck (vulgar) / to stand / to stand (sth) upright / stamp / seal
HSK 7-9
to seal / to close up a package with a seal
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  *印* | 印* | *印
to print / to mark / to engrave / a seal / a print / a stamp / a mark / a trace / image
HSK 6
(sealed) tightly / (wrapped) closely / (covered) completely
outer skin / envelope / cover / (legal) seal
(zoology) seal
close-fitting / tightly sealed
to engrave a seal / stamp mark / to print with carved type / to leave a deep impression
glove compartment (of a car) / glovebox (sealed compartment with attached gloves for handling hazardous materials etc)
to open (sth that has been sealed)
official seal / legally binding seal
to sign across the seal (as a precaution against fraud)
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  *枚* | 枚* | *枚
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy
HSK 7-9
sigil; talismanic mark or symbol; (ritual) seal
seal / stamp
stamp / seal
to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document) / to confer an additional title on a nobleman
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  *緘* | 緘* | *緘
letters / to close / to seal
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  *㔾* | 㔾* | *㔾
"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)
to sequester / to seal up (for safe keeping) / to freeze (an account) / to mothball
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  *籀* | 籀* | *籀
(literary) seal script used throughout the pre-Han period / to recite / to read (aloud)
angular Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum)
lit. the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom) / fig. left completely unchanged; untouched; intact
to laminate (a photo etc) / to seal sth in plastic / plastic wrapping
seal (on envelopes)
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord
to affix a seal / to stamp (a document) / to sign off on sth
to seal (with an official stamp) / to stamp / (fig.) to ratify / to put a lid on (a cooking pot) / to cap / to build an extension or additional story
sealed cabin
seal of authority / official seal
the text of an annotated book / an unannotated edition of a book / intagliated characters (on a seal)
to carve a seal / a seal
(old) to seal an examinee's name on the examination paper to prevent fraud
bird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)
stamp / official seal
(sealed) tight / close / (hidden) safely / securely
sealed compartment
seal case / box for seal and ink pad
the great seal / used narrowly for 籀文 / used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts
to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc) / (computing) to seal off a network
seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty / the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
to keep one's lips sealed / (of a wound) to heal / to seal (an envelope, bag, container etc) / the sealed opening of an envelope, bag etc / (fig.) to lock down; to finalize (a decision, plan etc)
seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
angular Solomon's seal / Polygonatum odoratum
red ink paste used for seal
seal impression / stamp / mark from a seal serving as signature
sealed / airtight
imperial seal
private seal / stamp inked on the back of one's hand (used to prove that one has paid to enter a venue etc)
to affix a seal / to stamp (a document)
(gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
sealed cabin
the Library Cave, a sealed cave (Cave 17) in the Mogao Caves 莫高窟, where thousands of manuscripts were discovered in 1900
King Solomon's seal (plant of genus Polygonatum)
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  *璽* | 璽* | *璽
ruler's seal
dust jacket (of a book) / protective cover / document seal
official seal
to dismantle / to disassemble / to open up (sth sealed) / to unpick
golden seal / characters tattooed on a convict's face
to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
sealed ribbon fastening correspondence (in former times)
fur seal
Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆, attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王 but probably dating from c. 500 BC
to open sth that has been sealed
sealed off / impenetrable
stamp / seal
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  *篆* | 篆* | *篆
seal (of office) / seal script (a calligraphic style) / the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆 / writing in seal script
seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)
stamp / seal
decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord
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  *符* | 符* | *符
mark / sign / talisman / to seal / to correspond to / tally / symbol / written charm / to coincide
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  *紱* | 紱* | *紱
ribbon for a seal / sash
fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus)
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  *卩* | 卩* | *卩
"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)
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  *綬* | 綬* | *綬
cord on a seal
official seal / imperial or royal seal / papal bull
(archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant / red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official) / to be an official
seal (esp. of ruler)
fur seal / (literary) fat; obese
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  *焗* | 焗* | *焗
(dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot / to steam / to bake

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