xìn fēng
envelope
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我把信封放在桌子上。
wǒ bǎ xìn fēng fàng zài zhuō zi shàng.
I put the envelope on the table.
信封里有一封信。
xìn fēng lǐ yǒu yī fēng xìn.
There is a letter in the envelope.
请把信封交给我。
qǐng bǎ xìn fēng jiāo gěi wǒ.
Please give me the envelope.
信封 (xìn fēng)
envelope
信皮 (xìn pí)
envelope
信纸 (xìnzhǐ)
letter paper
明信片 (míngxìnpiàn)
postcard
The Chinese word 信封 (xìn fēng) for "envelope" is a compound of two characters: 信 (xìn), meaning "letter" or "message", and 封 (fēng), meaning "to seal" or "to close". The term "envelope" is a relatively new concept in Chinese culture, as the traditional method of sending letters was to fold and seal them without using an envelope. The word 信封 was coined in the late 19th century to describe the Western-style envelopes that were being introduced to China at the time. The term quickly gained popularity and is now the standard word for "envelope" in Chinese.
