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封 fēng

envelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 4
Radical
寸
Type
Ideograph
Made of 圭寸 ⿰圭寸

Memory hint: To seal 寸 something with a handful of mortar 土

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  1. 我买了一个信封。
    Wǒ mǎile yí ge xìnfēng.
    I bought an envelope.
    i buy(le) one (measure) envelope
  2. 这条路封闭了吗？
    Zhè tiáo lù fēngbì le ma?
    Is this road closed?
    this (measure) road closed (le) (question)
  3. 请把信放进信封里。
    Qǐng bǎ xìn fàng jìn xìnfēng lǐ.
    Please put the letter into the envelope.
    please (particle) letter put into envelope inside
  4. 这个地方没有被封锁。
    Zhège dìfang méiyǒu bèi fēngsuǒ.
    This place hasn't been blockaded.
    this (measure) place not-have (passive) blockade
  5. 台风来的时候，港口都封闭了。
    Táifēng lái de shíhou, gǎngkǒu dōu fēngbì le.
    When the typhoon came, the port was closed.
    typhoon come (particle) time, port all closed (le)

Words with 封 (5)