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开封府

Kāi fēng fǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-296776850445ab24. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

開封府 开封府 [Kai1 feng1 fu3] /Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty/

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Other forms in these source records: 開封府

  • 开
    kāi

    to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format

  • 封
    fēng

    to confer / to grant / to bestow a title / to seal / classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

    Fēng

    surname Feng

  • 府
    fǔ

    seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

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