分 - fèn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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4 strokes
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分

fèn

Definition

part
share
ingredient
component

Other pronunciations

fēn

minute
to divide
to separate
point

Character Decomposition

Compounds (29)

份

fèn

measure word (part, portion, copy when talking about documents, newspapers, periodicals, gifts, reports, contracts, etc); classifier (part, portion, copy when talking about documents, newspapers, periodicals, gifts, reports, contracts, etc) ; part; share; portion

粉

fěn

powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink

perfume; fragrance

basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters

盼

pàn

to hope for; to long for; to expect

扮

bàn

to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)

貧

pín

poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous

掰

bāi

to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)

phenol

numerous; confused; disorderly

頒

bān

to promulgate; to send out; to issue; to grant or confer

岔

chà

fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times)

name of a river

anger; indignation; hatred

miasma; vapor

(mole)

quarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)

吩

fēn

leave instructions; to order

porphyrites

(mole)

aromatic wood; perfume; fragrance

棼

fén

beams in roof; confused

(tree)

misty; foggy

shrimp

the wild pigeon

deciwatt (old); single-character equivalent of 分瓦

兝

fēn kè

decigram (old); single-character equivalent of 分克

坋

bèn

dust; to dust; a bank of earth; to bring together; to dig; also pr. [fen4]

Related words (51)

分內

fèn nèi

one's job or duty; within one's remit

分外

fèn wài

exceptionally; not one's responsibility or job

分當

fèn dāng

as should be; as expected

分拆

fèn chāi

to separate off; to hive off; a demerger

分量

fèn liang

quantity; weight; measure

充分

chōng fèn

ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full

nutrient

part (in one's hair)

a person's status

to discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action; to deal with (a matter)

natural gift; talent

to abide by the law; to respect the law

安分

ān fèn

content with one's lot; knowing one's place

定分

dìng fèn

predestination; one's lot (of good and bad fortune)

宿分

sù fèn

predestined relationship

應分

yīng fèn

should be divided; part of the job; one's duty under the circumstances

循分

xún fèn

to abide by one's duties

情分

qíng fèn

mutual affection; friendship

成分

chéng fèn

composition; make-up; ingredient; element; component; one's social status

才分

cái fèn

ability; talent; gift

月分

yuè fèn

month; also written 月份

本分

běn fèn

(to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role

水分

shuǐ fèn

moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding

組分

zǔ fèn

components; individual parts making up a compound

緣分

yuán fèn

fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny

duty

seniority in the family or clan; position in the family hierarchy

過分

guò fèn

excessive; more than enough; bellyful; overdo; to go too far; undue; overly; too much

部分

bù fèn

portion; share; section; piece; part

非分

fēi fèn

improper; presumptuous; assuming; overstepping one's bounds; also written 非份

餾分

liú fèn

fraction (of a distillate); key (one component part of a distillate)

一部分

yī bù fèn

portion; part (of); subset

juicy

demeaning

identity card; also written 身份證

value of a part

a small part; a small section

upper part; top half

law-breakers; offenders

full employment

to give sufficient consideration to

separatist

chemical composition

a suspect

terrorist

intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person

組成部分

zǔ chéng bù fèn

part; component; ingredient; constituent

body part

social composition; social status (in Marxist theory, esp. using during cultural revolution)

improper idea

muzzle

Idioms (3)

安分守己

ān fèn shǒu jǐ

to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place

恰如其分

qià rú qí fèn

to say or do sth appropriate (idiom)

有緣無分

yǒu yuán wú fèn

destined to meet but not fated to be together (idiom)

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