jiāfēng

加封

Word · Verb

seal with a strip; confer an additional title/land

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to seal up; to affix an official seal/strip

formal

Refers to the act of officially sealing something (like a door, document, or container) to prevent opening or tampering.

Fǎ法
yuàn院
xià下
lìng令
duì对
nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
jiā加
fēng封
 。

The court ordered the company to be sealed.

Kù库
fáng房
de的
mén门
bèi被
zhèng政
fǔ府
jiā加
fēng封
le了
 。

The warehouse door was sealed by the government.

2.

verb

to confer (an additional title, land, etc.) upon a noble

archaic

Historical term used in feudal times when an emperor or sovereign granted additional honors, titles, or territories to an already-enfeoffed noble.

Huáng皇
dì帝
yīn因
qí其
zhàn战
gōng功
wèi为
tā他
jiā加
fēng封
jué爵
wèi位
 。

The emperor conferred an additional noble title upon him for his military achievements.

Zhè这
wèi位
gōng功
chén臣
bèi被
jiā加
fēng封
le了
sān三
gè个
xiàn县
de的
tǔ土
dì地
 。

This meritorious official was granted the land of three additional counties.