懂中文 Dong Chinese

封

fēng

letter

Original meaning: 

create a boundary with plants

Depicts using hands (寸) to cultivate plants (丰). Based on the original meaning "create a boundary with plants". The meaning later shifted to "divide off", "seal", and "letter".

Components
寸 iconic component

寸  Iconic component

cùn

  

(hand), inch

Depicts a hand.

丰 sound,iconic component

丰  Sound Iconic component

fēng

  

luxuriant

Depicts a plant growing in the ground.

Evolution

封 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
封 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
封 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
封 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
封 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

封  

fēng

letter, envelope; feudal; to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

封  

Fēng

surname Feng

Most common words with 封
Freq.
Word
Meaning

封

to confer

封面

cover (of a publication)

封锁

to blockade

封闭

to seal

信封

envelope

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

幫 葑 犎