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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

封 [fēng]
  1. 1. verb [封闭] seal
    因车祸，路被封了。
    The road was sealed off because of the car accident.
  2. 2. noun [封闭] envelope
  3. 3. measure word [封闭]
    一封信
    a letter

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

封 [fēng]
  1. 1. verb confer (a title, territory, etc.) upon
    封王
    be made a prince
    分封诸侯
    grant titles and territories to the nobles
    政权刚刚稳定，他就开始封王封地。
    汉王推行分封制。
  2. 2. verb seal
    把信封上
    seal a letter
    大雪纷飞，江河冰封。
    It is snowing hard, and rivers and streams have frozen over.
    寄信的时候记得封口。
    江面封冻上了。
  3. 3. verb bank (a fire)
    炉子封了吗?
    Have you banked up the fire?
    能帮我把炉子封了吗？
  4. 4. noun wrapper; envelope
    赏封
    an envelope with money reward sealed in; an enveloped money reward
    我买了个信封，写上地址，然后把信放进去。
  5. 5. measure word for something enveloped
    一封信
    a letter
    帮我把这封书信交给他。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

封 [fēng]
  1. 1. 动 [文] 堆土为界
  2. 2. 名 [文] 田界;疆界
    封界
    封疆
  3. 3. 动 古代帝王把土地、爵位等分给贵族和臣子
    分封诸侯
    封王
  4. 4. 动 严密盖住、关住或糊住,使不透气或不露出
    用蜡把瓶口封上
    密封
  5. 5. 动 禁止或限制(通行、活动、联系等)
    所有的路口都封上了
    查封
  6. 6. 量 用于封着的东西
    两封信
  7. 7. 名 封闭或包装东西的纸袋或外皮
    信封
    封套
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Examples

炉子封了吗?
Have you banked up the fire? → 封
他写的这封信是他父亲口授的。
The letter he wrote was dictated by his father. → 口授
这封信你来起个草吧。
Please make a draft copy of the letter. → 起草
这封信是集体讨论，由老王执笔的。
The letter was discussed by us all, but Lao Wang did the actual writing. → 执笔
他用火漆封住了瓶口。 → 漆
能帮我把炉子封了吗？ → 封
这是封密函。 → 密
警方已经封堵了边境线上的各个路口, 严防罪犯逃往市外。
The police have blocked all the roads of the border to prevent the criminals from running away to another city. → 封堵
那天封寄信件的时候, 她差点忘了贴邮票。
She almost forgot to stick the stamp on the envelop when she went to mail the letter. → 封寄
晚清朝廷的闭关锁国政策封禁了人们的眼界和思想。
The closed-door policy of the Qing dynasty closed people's visions and minds. → 封禁
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Character Decomposition

圭
[guī]		 + 寸
[cùn]

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