| 封 | 208B10 11S.00-1 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄈㄥ [feng1] . [Cogn.邦 10S.22] | ||
| N. adjunct. | 一封信 one letter, see N.↓. | |||||
| N. | (1) A surname. (2) Package, parcel: 一封銀子 one package of silver; (3) Tip: 賞封 tip; 門封 tip to gate keeper. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) Establish fiefdoms for nobles, princes: 封建 [feng1jian4]↓; 太公封於齊 Duke Tai was made prince of Chir; 封候，封相 create duke, appoint prime minister; 封爵 create noble; 封誥，封贈 grant titles to deceased parents of high officials so that sacrifices may be made due to rank; grant posthumous honors: 封君 [feng1jUn1]↓; 封神 deify, canonize; 封禪 [feng1shan4]↓. (2) To seal, close up: 封了 is sealed already; 封上 seal up; 封送，封寄，封上 seal and send to (person); 封存，封貯 seal up for storage or safekeeping; 封火 to bank up fire; 封關 close up for customs, (bank) holiday; 封門 (大吉) seal up for New Year holidays; 封河 rivers freeze stopping traffic; 封臺，封箱 theaters stop performance for period near New Year; 封印 [feng1yin4]↓; 查封 confiscate, attach property (with official seal over door); 密封 seal up (letter) completely; 故步自封 limit one's own progress. (3) Heap earth over mound: 封土，封墓，封樹. | |||||
| Adj. | (AC) big: 封豕長蛇 big hogs and long snakes, (fig.) rapacious person; 封狐 (AC) big fox. | |||||
| Words | 1. 封拜 [feng1bai4], v.t., create (nobles), confer (ranks, posts). 2. 封閉 [feng1bi4], v.t., seal up, close up (harbor, river traffic). 3. 封建 [feng1jian4], n. & adj., feudalism; 封建制度 feudal system; 封建社會，思想 feudalistic society, ideas. 4. 封疆 [feng1jiang1], n., border provinces; 封疆大臣 (大吏) governors, commanders of border-provinces. 5. 封禁 [feng1jin4], n. & v.t., blockade (seaport 海口), see [feng1suo3]↓; shut up and prevent access: 封禁地 ground closed to public. 6. 封殖 [feng1zhi2], v.t., (1) bank up earth around trees; foster; (2) (AC) 厚自封殖 amass wealth. 7. 封君 [feng1jUn1], n., deceased father or ranked official (given posthumous title). 8. 封蠟 [feng1la4], n., sealing wax. 9. 封面 [feng1mian4], n., cover (of book, magazine). 10. 封皮 [feng1pi2], n., outside cover. 11. 封賞 [feng1shang3], v.t., give tips. 12. 封禪 [feng1shan4], n., grand ceremony of worship of heaven on mountain top (Taishan) to pray and say thanks for peace and prosperity. 13. 封神榜 [feng1shen2bang3], n., a classical novel of chin. gods and heroes. 14. 封守 [feng1shou3], v.t., guard (defense posts). 15. 封鎖 [feng1suo3], n. & v.t., (mil.) blockade; seal up (treasure, etc.): 封鎖貨幣 blocked currency. 16. 封套 [feng1tao4], n., folder, large envelope, enclosing case for protection. 17. 封條 [feng1tiao2], n., official slip of paper pasted over door, cover, to prevent opening (as in bond). 18. 封翁 [feng1weng1], n., see [feng1jUn1]↑. 19. 封邑 [feng1yi4], n., a manor estate granted by a monarch. 20. 封印 [feng1yin4], n. & v.i., custom of closing up office for New Year by locking up seal. | |||||