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character · Etymology 1

1. (literary) border, boundary
2. (literary) state, domain, territory
3. (historical, of emperors) to confer (a title) upon; to enfeoff
4. (now often humorous) to grant (a position or title) to a subordinate
5. (literary) to pile up a mound
6. (literary) to earth up; to cultivate, nurture
7. (literary) to build a burial mound
8. (literary, by extension) grave, tomb
9. (literary) to bury, inter
10. (literary, by extension) to hide away
11. (literary) mound of earth
12. (literary, specifically) anthill
13. (literary) (alt. form 峰) raised or bulging part of something
14. (literary, of emperors) to build an altar to worship heaven
15. (literary, of generals) to sacrifice to heaven to report success
16. (literary) altar built to worship heaven
17. to close, block; to seal tightly
18. (by extension) to seal, shut out; to prohibit use; to restrict
19. (literary) to smear, apply; to cover
20. to seal up, wrap up
21. sealed object (letter, document, memorial, etc.); envelope, wrapper
22. (literary) to mail (a sealed item)
23. (Hakka, Hokkien) to braise, stew slowly
24. (go) specific move used to blockade enemy stones
25. (literary) Classifier for lands, equal to a hundred thousand square li
26. Classifier for sealed items such as envelopes, letters, packets, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
27. (literary) Classifier for camels.
28. A former place during the Warring States period, now to the east of 風陵渡 (Fēnglíngdù) in Shanxi, China.
29. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 封建主義／封建主义 (fēngjiàn zhǔyì, “feudalism”)
30. a surname, Feng