封面

fēngmiàn

noun HSK 7 #3,142

Measure Word

一个封面 gè

Meanings

1 front cover
2 cover page

Characters

to seal; to cover

Literally 'cover face' — the front face of a book or magazine

Examples

这本书的封面设计很漂亮。

Zhè běn shū de fēngmiàn shèjì hěn piàoliang.

The cover design of this book is very beautiful.

她登上了杂志封面。

Tā dēng shàng le zázhì fēngmiàn.

She appeared on the magazine cover.

Tips

usage

封面 is the front cover. The back cover is 封底 (fēngdǐ). The inside pages between them are called 内页 (nèiyè).

Stroke Order

封 fēng

面 miàn