封号

封號
fēnghào
verb #52,587

Meanings

  1. 1 to ban an account
  2. 2 to suspend an account
  3. 3 a title bestowed by the emperor

Examples

HSK 3
Tā shuō cuò huà bèi fēnghào le.
He got his account banned for saying the wrong thing.
HSK 7-9
Yóuxì lǐ kāiguà huì bèi yǒngjiǔ fēnghào.
Cheating in the game gets your account permanently banned.

Tips

usage
= to seal/shut + = account. Everyday internet vocab: Weibo, WeChat, Douyin, and every online game use 封号 for bans. Related: 解封 (to unban), 被封 (to get banned).
history
Classical meaning was 'title conferred by the emperor' (e.g. 太子 封号). Internet-era users rediscovered the word for account suspension.

Stroke Order

fēng
hào