Definitions
(verb)
to seal; to close up
(verb)
to confer; to bestow a title
(particle)
measure word for letters (i.e.: the written correspondence variety)
About
The character "封" originated from the practice of demarcating land boundaries by planting trees, which established its early associations with enfeoffment and the conferral of territorial rights. Its structure combines the component "圭", often interpreted as a mound or jade tablet, with "寸", representing a hand, together suggesting the action of establishing or bestowing boundaries. Over time, its meaning extended from specifically denoting feudal grants to encompass more general acts of sealing, closing, or conferring, such as in the context of securing documents or awarding titles.
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Example Sentences Hide
我收到一封信。
他把信封好了。
这个瓶子是密封的。
学校因为疫情封闭了。
封建制度在古代很普遍。
政府决定封锁那个区域。
这封邮件非常重要，请及时回复。
由于技术问题，网络端口被临时封闭。