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" derives from an early pictographic concept representing the establishment of a boundary by planting a tree on a mound of earth, a composition reflected in its traditional form which combines a element meaning earth with one indicating hand or action. This original sense of demarcating territory directly informed its subsequent use in denoting the conferral of land and aristocratic titles within feudal systems, a meaning central to historical texts on enfeoffment. From this core idea of appointed limits and granted authority, the term gradually broadened to encompass acts of closing or securing, such as sealing a letter or container, and by further extension, to any formal act of bestowal or appointment.
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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。