分

fēn
HSK 3
#79 most
frequent character
to divide, to separate, to allocate
verb
noun
Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

分 has 刀 knife as a picture part and 八 as a picture part showing something split in two. 八 also supplies the sound, though that link is not clear today. The first meaning was 'to split something with a knife'. It grew to 'divide', 'fraction', 'minute', 'part', and for fèn, 'portion' and 'social place'.

Drawn as: knife; split object

分 as a component in other characters

meaning3 characters
吩岔掰
sound21 characters
份纷贫粉芬扮氛盆盼吩颁忿汾酚玢棼

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Example Sentences

把蛋糕分成四块。
bǎ dàngāo fēnchéng sì kuài 。
Divide the cake into four pieces.
他得了最高分。
tā déle zuìgāo fēn 。
He scored the highest points.
这条线分为两部分。
zhè tiáo xiàn fēnwéi liǎng bùfèn 。
This line is divided into two parts.

Same Characters, Different Readings

分fèn
part, share, ingredient, component

Words with similar meanings

划分huàfēn
to divide
This term specifically refers to the act of dividing into categories or groups.
分开fēnkāi
to separate
This term emphasizes the action of separating things that were together.

Homophones

纷fēn
numerous, confused, disorderly
芬fēn
perfume, fragrance

Words Starting With 分

分钟fēn zhōng
minute
分别fēn bié
to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually
分布fēn bù
distributed; to distribute
分析fēn xī
to analyze; analysis
分配fēn pèi
to distribute; to assign; to allocate

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Numerals, counting words, and measure words frequently used with numbers.
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