封建 meaning in English

fēngjiàn

system of enfeoffment; feudalism

HSK 7-9nounadjective17 strokes

Meaning of 封建

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fēngjiàn
  1. system of enfeoffment
  2. feudalism
  3. feudal
  4. feudalistic

封建 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

众zhòng所suǒ周zhōu知zhī,直zhí到dào上shàng个gè世shì纪jì中zhōng叶yè日rì本běn是shì一yí个gè封fēng建jiàn国guó家jiā。
It is well known that up to the middle of the last century Japan was a feudal state.

Stroke order for each character

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封 fēng · to confer · 9 strokes

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建 jiàn · to establish · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 封建.

建议jiànyìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點|点[dian3])
建立jiànlìto establish; to set up
信封xìnfēngenvelope
建设jiànshèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
建成jiànchéngto establish; to build
封闭fēngbìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue)
建筑jiànzhùto construct; building
建造jiànzàoto construct; to build
修建xiūjiànto build; to construct
重建chóngjiànto rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish
创建chuàngjiànto found; to establish
构建gòujiànto construct (sth abstract)

Questions about 封建

What does 封建 mean?

封建 (fēngjiàn) means "system of enfeoffment; feudalism" and is used as a noun and adjective.

How do you write 封建?

封建 is made of 2 characters: 封 (9 strokes), 建 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 封建 an HSK word?

Yes. 封建 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.