漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
封: seal, closing
JLPT N29 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
寸 carries the meaning · 圭 is drawn in
9 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
フウfuu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 封ふうseal [n.]
- 封書ふうしょsealed letter
- 封印するふういんするseal [v.t.]
- 封鎖するふうさするblockade, seal off
- 同封するどうふうするenclose
- 開封するかいふうするopen a letter, break a seal
- 密封するみっぷうするseal up
ホウhou · on'yomi
- 封建的なほうけんてきなfeudal
- 封建主義ほうけんしゅぎfeudalism
- 封建制度ほうけんせいどfeudal system
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)丰 (sound) + 土 earth (meaning) + 寸 hand (meaning)
Source: Wiktionary, 封 (rev. 92200343), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Mound/earth + inch (寸). The act of "measuring" out a mound of earth to "seal" a letter or create a formal "enclosure."”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
圭
Also built on square jewel (圭)
Also read フウ
7 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side封 seal · 寸
vs佳 excellent · 亻In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · fēng
Same form: 封 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 封 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 封 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin fēng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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