封 (fung1 | feng1) : classifier for envelope; seal

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封

fung1

feng1

[1] a classifier for sth enveloped
[2] envelope; wrapper; covering
[3] seal; close; block
[4] confer (a title) upon

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 寸 (#41)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

封

Don't confuse with:
卦

This word has been viewed 8621 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 14:15

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信封 seon3 fung1 xin4 feng1 = envelope

封閉 fung1 bai3 feng1 bi4 = to seal off

查封 caa4 fung1 cha2 feng1 = close down (or seal up) a place on government orders

封信 fung1 seon3 = letter / piece of mail 粵

封鎖 fung1 so2 feng1 suo3 = to block; to seal off; blockade

封建 fung1 gin3 feng1 jian4 = feudal

封嘴 fung1 zeoi2 = hush

封相 fung1 soeng3 = appoint prime minister

封地 fung1 dei6 feng1 di4 = manor; fief; feud

半封建 bun3 fung1 gin3 ban4 feng1 jian4 = semi-feudal

封閉青年 fung1 bai3 cing1 nin4 feng1 bi4 qing1 nian2 = loner

護封 wu6 fung1 hu4 feng1 = book jacket

封路 fung1 lou6 = is closed to traffic

封面 fung1 min6*2 = front cover

塵封 can4 fung1 chen2 feng1 = covered with dust; dust-laden; to be laid idle for a long time

封存 fung1 cyun4 feng1 cun2 = to sequester; to seal up; to freeze (an account)

封入 fung1 jap6 feng1 ru4 = enclose

密封 mat6 fung1 mi4 feng1 = seal up

大信封 daai6 seon3 fung1 = a dismissal letter (lit., "the big envelope")

氣泡信封袋 hei3 pou5 seon3 fung1 doi6 qi4 pao4 xin4 feng1 dai4 = bubble envelope

封官許願 fung1 gun1 heoi2 jyun6 feng1 guan1 xu3 yuan4 = to offer official posts and make lavish promises (said as a pejorative)

收大封信 sau1 daai6 fung1 seon3 shou1 da4 feng1 xin4 = to receive a pink slip; to get fired 粵

紅封包 hung4 fung1 baau1 hong2 feng1 bao1 = red packet, red paper envelope

利是封 lei6 si6 fung1 = red packet, red paper envelope 粵

封殺 fung1 saat3 feng1 sha1 = to terminate; suspend; to freeze; to shut down

封帝 fung1 dai3 feng1 di4 = to be conferred the title of emperor

封齋節 fung1 zaai1 zit3 feng1 zhai1 jie2 = Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

封印 fung1 jan3 feng1 yin4 = seal (on envelopes)

故步自封 gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 gu4 bu4 zi4 feng1 = be overly conservative; confine oneself to the old pattern of doing things

登封 dang1 fung1 deng1 feng1 = Dengfeng (city in Henan)

封開 fung1 hoi1 feng1 kai1 = Fengkai (place in Guangdong)

封丘 fung1 jau1 feng1 qiu1 = Fengqiu (place in Henan)

開封 hoi1 fung1 kai1 feng1 = Kaifeng (city in Henan)

開封地區 hoi1 fung1 dei6 keoi1 kai1 feng1 di4 qu1 = Kaifeng district (district in Henan)

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當你睇到呢封信嘅時候﹐我已經離開咗香港。粵
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
[This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)]

《電車男》係封閉青年粵
The "train man" is a loner

弊傢伙,唔記得帶封信添! 粵
Oh shit! I forget to bring along the letter.

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