分 (fēn)
to divide/minute/point/score
How 分 is written
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 八 — eight/divide
- Traditional
- 分
- Simplified
- 分 (unchanged)
Components
- 八 eight/divide
- 刀 knife
分 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- fēn
- to divide; to separate; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)
- fèn
- part; share; ingredient; component
Common words using 分
- 分享 fēnxiǎng
- to share (joys, benefits, privileges etc) with others; to get one's share; to divide out
- 分鐘 fēnzhōng
- minute
- 部分 bùfèn
- part; share; section
- 份子 fènzǐ
- members of a class or group; political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists); part
- 充分 chōngfèn
- ample; sufficient; adequate
- 分別 fēnbié
- to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference
- 分手 fēnshǒu
- to split up; to break up
- 分擔 fēndān
- share responsibility
- 分數 fēnshù
- (exam) grade; mark; score
- 分明 fēnmíng
- clear; distinct; evidently
- 分析 fēnxī
- to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 分泌 fēnmì
- to secrete; secretion
分 in a sentence
現在是下午三點二十分。
Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ sān diǎn èrshí fēn.
“It is 3:20 PM now.”
How common is 分?
分 is the 79th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 37.5% of all running text.
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