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Chinese symbol for “envelope”

信封
xìn fēng
envelope

The closest CC-CEDICT match for envelope is 信封 (xìn fēng), defined as: envelope.

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

信 xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes
封 fēng
envelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal
radical 41 ⼨ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “envelope”

WordPinyinMeaning
函hánenvelope; case
外壳 (外殼)wài kéenvelope; outer shell
封套fēng tàoenvelope; wrapper
焘 (燾)dàocover over; to envelope
封皮fēng píouter skin; envelope

Related words

Other words that share a character with 信封.

WordPinyinMeaning
信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
信仰xìn yǎngto believe in (a religion); firm belief
信任xìn rènto trust; to have confidence in
信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)
封锁 (封鎖)fēng suǒto blockade; to seal off
封闭 (封閉)fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue)

See also: Japanese symbol for “envelope”.

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.