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CHINESE CHARACTER

封 (fēng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

fēng
envelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal
HSK 39 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

寸 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 封.

圭 · 寸

Visible components

封 is decomposed as ⿰圭寸.

STROKES · 9

Write 封 in 9 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 封

它是封长信。

Tā shì fēng cháng xìn。

It was a long letter.

信封

我撕开了信封。

Wǒ sī kāi le xìn fēng。

I ripped the envelope open.

封闭

她告诉我们道路被封闭了。

Tā gào sù wǒ men dào lù bèi fēng bì le。

She told us the road was closed.

FAQ

What does 封 (fēng) mean in Chinese?

envelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal

How do you write 封 in stroke order?

封 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 封?

寸 is the radical in 封. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 封?

封 (fēng): surname Feng; to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters; 信封 (xìnfēng): envelope; 封闭 (fēngbì): to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input).