封装 (fēng zhuāng) — (verb) to encapsulate; to package and seal

Definition

In everyday use, 封装 means to seal something inside protective packaging. In computing, it refers to encapsulation — bundling data and functions together so the internal details are hidden from outside code.

verb
to encapsulateto package and seal

Examples

  • 封装。
    Zhè ge diàn zǐ yuán jiàn xū yào fēng zhuāng zài fáng jìng diàn dài lǐ.
    This electronic component needs to be encapsulated in an anti-static bag.
  • 封装。
    Ruǎn jiàn gōng chéng shī fù zé fēng zhuāng hé xīn gōng néng.
    The software engineer is responsible for encapsulating the core functions.
  • 封装。
    Gōng chǎng yòng zhēn kōng jī fēng zhuāng xīn xiān shí pǐn.
    The factory uses a vacuum machine to seal-pack fresh food.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

封fēngseal
装zhuāngpack

封 means seal and 装 means pack; together they describe putting something into a sealed package.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
丰
丰fēng封fēng
Same sound today

The shape 封 is 丰 plus 土 (earth) plus 寸 (hand); 丰 was originally drawn as a tree seedling.

Open 封 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng裝zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

Open 装 →

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