Chinese Word: 封 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

封HSK 4

Pinyin: fēng

English Definition: to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

Chinese Definition:
①密闭，使跟外面隔绝：封闭。密封。封口。封存。封条。封贮。封面。封底。封锁。封顶。冰封雪飘。封山育林。
②用来装信、钱等物的纸套：信封。赏封。
③帝王把土地或爵位给予亲属或臣僚：封侯。封君(领有封地的贵族)。封邑。封拜(拜官授爵)。封典。封建。
④疆界：封疆。封域。封界。
⑤限制：故步自封。
⑥帝王筑坛祭天：封禅(祭天为“封”，祭地为“禅”)。
⑦量词，用于装封套的东西：一封信。
⑧姓氏。

Antonyms: 开

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 寸

Ideographic: To seal 寸 something with a handful of mortar 土

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 圭 [ guī ] jade tablet
- 寸 [ cùn ] inch; small, tiny

Similar Characters: 蛙娃洼桂挂佳涯

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Example Words

封建	fēng jiàn	system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic	HSK 6
封闭	fēng bì	to seal; to close; to confine; to seal off; to close down; sealed; confined; closed; unreceptive	HSK 6
封锁	fēng suǒ	to blockade; to seal off	HSK 6
信封	xìn fēng	envelope; Classifiers: 个	HSK 4
查封	chá fēng	to sequester; to seize (assets); to seal up; to close down

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Example Sentences

1		wǒ 我 bǎ 把 xìn 信 fàng jìn 放进 xìn fēng 信封 lǐ 里。 I put the letter in the envelope.
2		zhè ge 这个 xìn fēng 信封 shàng 上 méi yǒu 没有 yóu piào 邮票。 There is no stamp on this envelope.
3		wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 zhān 粘 hǎo 好 le 了 xìn fēng 信封。 I have sealed the envelope already.
4		tā 他 qiāng 将 xìn fēng 信封 suí shǒu 随手 yī 一 fàng 放。 He casually put the envelope down.
5		tā 他 xiě 写 le 了 fēng 封 cháng xìn 长信 gěi 给 wǒ 我。 He wrote me a long letter.

More Sentences

1		wǒ 我 bǎ 把 xìn 信 fàng jìn 放进 xìn fēng 信封 lǐ 里。 I put the letter in the envelope.
2		zhè ge 这个 xìn fēng 信封 shàng 上 méi yǒu 没有 yóu piào 邮票。 There is no stamp on this envelope.
3		wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 zhān 粘 hǎo 好 le 了 xìn fēng 信封。 I have sealed the envelope already.
4		tā 他 qiāng 将 xìn fēng 信封 suí shǒu 随手 yī 一 fàng 放。 He casually put the envelope down.
5		tā 他 xiě 写 le 了 fēng 封 cháng xìn 长信 gěi 给 wǒ 我。 He wrote me a long letter.

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