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分

fēn

HSK 3 Character

What 分 means

1. to divide; to separate
2. to distribute; to allocate
3. to distinguish (good and bad)
4. bound formbranch of (an organization); sub- (as in {分局|fēn jú})
5. fraction
6. one tenth (of certain units)
7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
8. minute (unit of time)
9. minute (angular measurement unit)
10. a point (in sports or games)
11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

Other readings

分 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• fènpart; share; ingredient

Example sentences

• 真过分!
  So mean!
• 看缘分吧。
  Kàn yuánfèn ba.
  Let's see what fate has prescribed.
• 分秒必争。
  Fēnmiǎobìzhēng.
  Every minute counts.
• 十分感谢。
  Thank you very much.
• 太过分了！
  That's too much!
• 十分简单。
  It's pretty simple.

Words starting with 分

• 分钟fēn zhōngminute
• 分析fēn xīto analyze; analysis
• 分之fēn zhī(indicating a fraction)
• 分别fēn biéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction
• 分配fēn pèito distribute; to assign; to allocate
• 分布fēn bùto scatter; to distribute; to be distributed (over an area etc)
• 分手fēn shǒuto part company; to split up; to break up
• 分明fēn míngclear; distinct; evidently
• 分裂fēn lièto split up; to divide; to break up
• 分散fēn sànto scatter; to disperse; to distribute
• 分歧fēn qídivergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math) bifurcation
• 分辨fēn biànto distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
• 分量fēn liàng(vector) component
• 分解fēn jiěto resolve; to decompose; to break down
• 分泌fēn mìto secrete; secretion
• 分寸fēn cunpropriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action
• 分红fēn hóngdividend; to award a bonus
• 分子fēn zǐ(chemistry) molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction
• 分类fēn lèito classify
• 分享fēn xiǎngto share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial)
• 分为fēn wéito divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
• 分开fēn kāito separate; to part
• 分数fēn shù(exam) grade; mark; score
• 分离fēn líto separate

Words containing 分

• 十分shí fēnvery; completely; utterly
• 部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. bù fèn
• 充分chōng fènample; sufficient; adequate
• 过分guò fènexcessive; undue; unduly; overly
• 成分chéng fèncomposition; ingredient; element; component; one's social status
• 万分wàn fēnvery much; extremely; one ten thousandth part
• 划分huà fēnto divide up; to partition; to differentiate
• 区分qū fēnto differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories
• 处分chǔ fènto discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary action
• 百分点bǎi fēn diǎnpercentage point
• 大部分dà bù fenthe greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. dà bù fèn
• 一部分yī bù fenportion; part of; subset
• 积分jī fēnintegral (calculus); accumulated points (in sports, at school etc)…
• 知识分子zhī shi fèn zǐintellectual; intelligentsia
• 时分shí fēntime; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly…
• 得分dé fēnto score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade
• 评分píng fēnto grade; to mark (student's work); grade
• 高分gāo fēnhigh marks; high score
• 缘分yuán fènfate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship…
• 绝大部分jué dà bù fenoverwhelming majority
• 组成部分zǔ chéng bù fènpart; component; ingredient
• 公分gōng fēncentimeter (cm); (old) gram (g)
• 学分xué fēncourse credit
• 水分shuǐ fènmoisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding

Characters that look like 分

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 册cèbook; booklet; classifier for books
• 毋wú(literary) no; don't; to not have

Sounds the same

Read fēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 氛miasma; vapor
• 纷numerous; confused; disorderly
• 吩used in 吩咐; used in transliteration of chemical compounds
• 芬perfume; fragrance
• 酚(bound form) phenol
• 棻aromatic wood; perfume; fragrance
• 朆not yet (Wu dialect)
• 雰misty; foggy
• 饙to steam rice
• 鳻the wild pigeon
• 玢porphyrites