分封

fēnfēng
to divide and confer (property on one's descendants)

CEDICT

  1. (of a ruler) to grant land or titles to princes, royal families or people who have rendered outstanding service; to enfeoff
  2. to grant land or titles to princes, royal families or people who have rendered outstanding service; to enfeoff

Wiktionary

  1. 天子分地以封諸侯。
  2. 新蜂王產出後，舊蜂王率一部蜂群到他處營巢。也作「分蜂」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 分 fēn
  1. to divide; to separate
  2. to distribute; to allocate
  3. to distinguish (good and bad)
  4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 fēnjú)
  5. fraction
  6. one tenth (of certain units)
  7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
  8. minute (unit of time)
  9. minute (angular measurement unit)
  10. a point (in sports or games)
  11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
2 封 fēng
  1. to confer
  2. to grant
  3. to bestow a title
  4. to seal
  5. classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

Containing this entry

分封制 fēnfēngzhì
  1. the feudal system
  2. system of enfeoffment