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封城

fēng chéng

2-character word

What 封城 means

1. to lock down a city

The characters in 封城

• 封fēngto confer; to grant; to bestow a title
• 城chéngcity walls; city; town

Sounds the same

Read fēng chéng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 风城the Windy City, nickname for Chicago 芝加哥
• 风成produced by wind; eolian
• 丰城see 丰城市

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