分 fēn divide
divide; minute; point; cent
How to remember 分: 八 eight + 刀 knife = divide. At the birthday party mum counts eight hungry kids, takes the big knife and carefully divides the pizza.
Component breakdown
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
分 = 八 eight + 刀 knife
- 八 eight meaning
- 刀 knife meaning
At the birthday party mum counts eight hungry kids, takes the big knife and carefully divides the pizza.
How it came to be
The oldest form is a knife between two strokes moving apart: cutting a thing in two.
How it is used
- Read fēn it means divide / split and the small units minute, point, cent: 分钟 (fēnzhōng) minute, 十分 (shífēn) fully / very, 分开 (fēnkāi) separate.
- Read fèn it means a share or portion: 部分 (bùfen) a part, 身份 (shēnfèn) identity.
Characters built with 分
Words with 分
- 分钟fēnzhōngminuteHSK 1
- 分开fēnkāito separateHSK 3
- 得分défēnto score a pointHSK 3
- 部分bùfenpartHSK 4
- 十分shífēnveryHSK 4
- 分为fēnwéito divide something into (parts)HSK 4
- 分数fēnshùgradeHSK 4
- 充分chōngfènampleHSK 5
- 分享fēnxiǎngto shareHSK 5
- 分别fēnbiéto partHSK 5
- 分布fēnbùto scatterHSK 5
- 分手fēnshǒuto part companyHSK 5
- 分析fēnxīto analyzeHSK 5
- 分离fēnlíto separateHSK 5
- 分类fēnlèito classifyHSK 5
- 分配fēnpèito distributeHSK 5
- 学分xuéfēncourse creditHSK 5
- 成分chéngfèncompositionHSK 5
- 比分bǐfēnscore (of a game or competition)HSK 5
- 水分shuǐfènmoisture contentHSK 5
- 过分guòfènexcessiveHSK 5
- 分工fēngōngto divide up the workHSK 6
- 分散fēnsànto scatterHSK 6
- 分期fēnqīby stagesHSK 6
- 分级fēnjíto rankHSK 6
- 划分huàfēnto divide upHSK 6
- 区分qūfēnto differentiateHSK 6
- 百分点bǎifēndiǎnpercentage pointHSK 6
- 万分wànfēnvery muchHSK 7
- 分化fēnhuàto split apartHSK 7
- 分发fēnfāto distributeHSK 7
- 分外fènwàiexceptionallyHSK 7
- 分成fēnchéngto divide (into)HSK 7
- 分担fēndānto shareHSK 7
- 分支fēnzhībranch (of company, river etc)HSK 7
- 分明fēnmíngclearHSK 7
- 分红fēnhóngdividendHSK 7
- 分解fēnjiěto resolveHSK 7
- 分量fènliàngportion sizeHSK 7
- 处分chǔfènto discipline somebodyHSK 7
Example sentences
- 警察设了分界线。 Jǐngchá shèle fēnjièxiàn.The police put up a cordon.
- 老人人口占总人口的百分之三十。 Lǎorén rénkǒu zhàn zǒng rénkǒu de bǎifēnzhī sān shí.Elderly people account for 30% of the total population.
- 十分钟后开会。 Shí fēnzhōng hòu kāihuì.The meeting will start in 10 minutes.
- 要是你不来，我就跟你分手。 Yàoshi nǐ bù lái, wǒ jiù gēn nǐ fēnshǒu.If you don't come, I am going to break up with you.