吩

fēn
#2,294 most
frequent character
used in 吩咐[fen1fu5]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

吩 pairs 口 mouth with 分 fēn, which is both a meaning part and a sound part. The mouth and the idea of dividing/giving give the first sense, 'to entrust, to arrange'. From that came 'to tell, instruct'.

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Homophones

HSK 3
分fēn
to divide, to separate, to allocate
纷fēn
numerous, confused, disorderly
芬fēn
perfume, fragrance

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