fēng
(measure word)
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我给你写了一封信。
wǒ gěi nǐ xiěle yī fēng xìn.
I wrote you a letter.
这个信封是红色的。
zhège xìn fēng shì hóng sè de.
This envelope is red.
他把信封封好了。
tā bǎ xìn fēng fēng hǎo le.
He sealed the envelope.
The Chinese character 封 (fēng) is composed of two parts: the radical 阜 (fù), which means "mound" or "hill", and the phonetic component 封 (fēng), which is a simplified form of the character 豐 (fēng), meaning "abundant" or "plentiful". The original meaning of 封 was "to build a mound or hill", and it was later extended to mean "to seal" or "to close". In ancient China, mounds were often used as boundary markers or fortifications, and the act of sealing was seen as a way to protect or secure something. The character 封 can also be used as a verb, meaning "to confer a title or rank" or "to appoint someone to a position". In this sense, it is often used in combination with other characters, such as 爵 (jué), meaning "title of nobility", or 官 (guān), meaning "official".
