HSK 6 · Society

封建 fēngjiàn “feudal” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 封建 means

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

How to say 封建

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale封fēng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale建jiàn4th tone, falling

封建 in a sentence

  1. 爷爷的一些想法有点封建。

    Yéye de yìxiē xiǎngfǎ yǒudiǎn fēngjiàn.

    Some of Grandpa’s ideas are a bit old-fashioned.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 历史课上我们学习了封建社会的生活。

    Lìshǐ kè shàng wǒmen xuéxí le fēngjiàn shèhuì de shēnghuó.

    In history class, we learnt about life in feudal society.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 封建 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 封 (fēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
封fēngto confer
  • 圭jade tablet · guī
  • 寸inch · cùn
The character 建 (jiàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
建jiànto establish
  • 聿brush · yùSound part
  • 廴stride · yǐnMeaning part

廴 hints at the meaning (stride); 聿 (yù) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiàn.

How to write 封建

封 9 strokes · 建 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

封建 (fēngjiàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 封建 (fēngjiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 封建

Words with 封

封fēng · (m.w. for letters信封xìnfēng · envelope封闭fēngbì · to seal off密封mìfēng · to seal up封锁fēngsuǒ · to blockade

Words with 建

建议jiànyì · to propose建筑jiànzhù · to construct建立jiànlì · to establish建设jiànshè · to build修建xiūjiàn · to build

More words: Society & Law

法人fǎrén · legal entity诽谤fěibàng · to slander废除fèichú · to abolish非法fēifǎ · illegal风气fēngqì · social atmosphere封锁fēngsuǒ · to blockade风土人情fēngtǔrénqíng · local customs and conditions分裂fēnliè · to split

FAQs

封建 (fēngjiàn) means “feudal” or “feudalism”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fēngjiàn: fēng with a 1st tone, then jiàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 封建 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fengjian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 封建 from the suggestions. Typing fengjian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
封建 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.