Memory phrase for the Kanji: 封

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Left: piled/cumulated earth 圭 (=2x earth 土), right: skillful hand 寸

(cf. street 街 [= I go 行 over piled earth 圭] - Thus at road construction:) Earth is piled up by skillful hands and sealed.

圭	piled earth	Two times earth 土 on top of each other stands for piled-up earth. (Standing alone it has the meaning: jade sceptre)
寸	skillful hand	Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".

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封建社会	fēng jiàn shè huì	feudal society
封建	fēng jiàn	system of enfeoffment; feudalism; feudal; feudalistic
封建主义	fēng jiàn zhǔ yì	feudalism
密封	mì fēng	seal up
封锁	fēng suǒ	to blockade; to seal off
敕封	chì fēng	to appoint sb to a post or confer a title on sb by imperial order
敕封	chì fēng

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