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Animated Stroke Order 分

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How to write 分 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

分has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

fēn

minute

v./mw.HSK 3

minute; point; part; to divide

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 分

分 stroke order diagram

4.

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分

八bā · eight

刀dāo · knife

分=

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Time and proportion

In time and proportion words, 分 (fēn) indicates minutes, percentages, or fractions.

分钟 • fēn zhōng • minute • HSK 1

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HSK Vocabulary: 分

分开 • fēn kāi • to separate

HSK 3.0 · L3

fēn分

kāi

8.

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wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

hé和

péng朋

yǒu友

fēn

Information

Pinyinfēn

Meaningminute

Strokes4

Radical刀

Traditional分

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Zhuyinㄈㄣ

UnicodeU+5206

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n./v./mw.

八bā · eight

+刀dāo · knife

fēn分

zhōng钟

minute

十分 • shí fēn • completely; utterly [literally "ten points"] • HSK 4

HSK 4

shí十

fēn分

completely; utterly [literally "ten points"]

百分之 • bǎi fēn zhī • percent • HSK 4

HSK 4

bǎi百

fēn分

zhī之

percent

万分 • wàn fēn • very much; extremely • HSK 6

HSK 6

wàn万

fēn分

very much; extremely

Separation and distribution

In separation words, 分 (fēn) conveys dividing, distributing, or parting.

分别 • fēn bié • to part; distinguish; differentiate • HSK 5

HSK 5

fēn分

bié别

to part; distinguish; differentiate

分布 • fēn bù • to distribute; spread; scatter • HSK 5

HSK 5

fēn分

bù布

to distribute; spread; scatter

分配 • fēn pèi • distribute; allocate; assign • HSK 5

HSK 5

fēn分

pèi配

distribute; allocate; assign

分散 • fēn sàn • disperse; scatter; decentralise • HSK 6

HSK 6

fēn分

sàn散

disperse; scatter; decentralise

开

to separate

得分 • dé fēn • to score

HSK 3.0 · L3

dé得

fēn分

to score

分为 • fēn wéi • to divide sth into (parts)

HSK 3.0 · L4

fēn分

wéi为

to divide sth into (parts)

分数 • fēn shù • (exam) grade

HSK 3.0 · L4

fēn分

shù数

(exam) grade

部分 • bù fen • part; section; portion

HSK 4

bù部

fen分

part; section; portion

充分 • chōng fèn • full; ample

HSK 5

chōng充

fèn分

full; ample

分

xiǎng享

měi美

shí食

。

I like to share delicious food with friends

wǒ我

de的

shù数

xué学

fēn分

shù数

hěn很

gāo高

。

My math score is very high

wǒ我

děng等

le了

nǐ你

wǔ五

fēn分

zhōng钟

。

I waited for you for five minutes.

xiàn现

zài在

sān三

diǎn点

shí十

fēn分

。

It's ten past three now.

qǐng请

děng等

wǒ我

wǔ五

fēn分

zhōng钟

。

Please wait for me for five minutes

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Characters pronounced "fen".

酚fēncarbolic acid; phenol
汾fénriver in Shanxi province
奋fènto exert oneself; to strive
纷fēnconfused, disorderly, numerous
忿fènget angry; fury, exasperation
粉fěnpowder, cosmetic powder, starch

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "刀".

刎wento cut one's throat
兔tùrabbit; hare
初chūbeginning, start, first
刁diāotricky, cunning, or a surname
争zhēngto strive, contend, or vie
券quàncertificate, ticket, voucher

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