Meaning
to confer; to grant; to seal; (a measure word)
Chinese: 授予、给予。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “feng” becomes a different word in each tone. 封 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 信封xìn fēngenvelope
- 封闭fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
- 封锁fēng suǒto blockade; to seal off; to lock down
- 密封mì fēngto seal up
- 封建fēng jiànsystem of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic
Example Sentence
我给远方的朋友写了一封信。Wǒ gěi yuǎn fāng de péng you xiě le yì fēng xìn.I wrote a letter to a faraway friend.
我WǒI给gěito远方yuǎn fāngfar away的deof朋友péng youfriend写xiěto write了le(completed action)一yìone封fēngto confer信xìnletter。