Chinese symbol for “confer”
封
fēng
to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for confer is 封 (fēng), defined as: to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “confer”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 授 | shòu | (bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct |
| 赐 (賜) | cì | (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor |
| 商谈 (商談) | shāng tán | to confer; to discuss |
| 会商 (會商) | huì shāng | to confer; to consult |
| 颁授 (頒授) | bān shòu | to confer (e.g. a diploma); to award |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 封.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 封锁 (封鎖) | fēng suǒ | to blockade; to seal off |
| 封闭 (封閉) | fēng bì | to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue) |
| 封建 | fēng jiàn | system of enfeoffment; feudalism |
| 封面 | fēng miàn | cover (of a publication) |
| 信封 | xìn fēng | envelope |
| 封号 (封號) | fēng hào | (archaic) title granted to a person; to ban an (online) account |
See also: Japanese symbol for “confer”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.