封 fēng

“to confer; to grant; to bestow a title”

measure word, verb2021 list level 2

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

封 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

Entry 630: 封 fēng — Level 3; official annotation 3（6） (量、（动）). PDF page 95

Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.

用法How to use 封

As a classifier, 封 counts letters and similar sealed items: 一封信, 两封邮件. As a verb it means to seal or close something up tightly, as in 封好, 封住, 封口. It is also a surname (Fēng), but in everyday learner use the classifier and verb senses are the ones you need.

例句Example sentences

我收到了外国朋友寄来的一封信。wǒ shōu dào le wài guó péng you jì lái de yì fēng xìn.I received a letter sent by a friend abroad.
他给我写了三封信，我一封也没回。tā gěi wǒ xiě le sān fēng xìn, wǒ yì fēng yě méi huí.He wrote me three letters, and I didn't reply to a single one.
天冷了，我们把窗户的缝封好，别让风进来。tiān lěng le, wǒ men bǎ chuāng hu de fèng fēng hǎo, bié ràng fēng jìn lái.It's getting cold, so let's seal the gaps in the window and keep the wind out.

常见错误Common mistakes

✗我昨天收到了一个信。

✓我昨天收到了一封信。

Letters are counted with the classifier 封, not 个.

易混词Easily confused

封vs寄

寄 means to send or mail something, while 封 means to seal it or counts the letter itself: 我寄了一封信 ('I mailed a letter').

义项All meanings

Fēng: surname Feng
fēng: to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters