份
fèn
HSK 4
#782 most
frequent character
part, share, portion, copy
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
份 pairs 亻 person, the meaning part, with 分 fèn for the sound. It first meant having both form and substance, a human idea. 'Part, share' was borrowed for sound alone, and from that came its use as a measure word for shares or copies.
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Example Sentences
我买了两份报纸。
wǒ mǎi le liǎng fèn bàozhǐ 。
I bought two copies of the newspaper.
请给我一份菜单。
qǐng gěi wǒ yīfèn càidān 。
Please give me a menu.
她的工作份额很大。
tāde gōngzuò fèné hěndà 。
Her share of the work is very large.
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