How to write 分 (fēn, “to divide”)
分, an HSK 1 character, is read fēn for “to divide” and “to distribute”, and also fèn (“part”). As a top-bottom character it splits into 八 (“eight”), strokes 1–2; 刀 (“knife”, the radical), strokes 3–4, written the top first. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 分钟 (“minute”), 分开 (“to separate”) and 得分 (“to score a point”). Japanese reads it fun, “part”.
- Pinyin
- fēn, fèn
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 刀 (“knife”)
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Left-falling stroke ㇒top leftdown and left
- Right-falling stroke ㇏topdown and right
- Horizontal-turn-hook ㇆leftrightwards → downwards
- Left-falling stroke ㇒centerdown and left
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 4 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| fēn first tone | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēnjú)); fraction | — | 分钟 分开 得分 十分 |
| fèn fourth tone | part; share; ingredient; component | — | 水分 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 1
- 2021 standard
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- HSK 2.0
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- Words with it
- 527 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 分
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate HSK 1 |
| 分钟 分鐘 | fēnzhōng | minute HSK 1 |
| 分开 分開 | fēnkāi | to separate; to part HSK 3 |
| 得分 | défēn | to score a point; score HSK 3 |
| 十分 | shífēn | very; completely HSK 4 |
| 分为 分為 | fēnwéi | to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide HSK 4 |
| 分数 分數 | fēnshù | (exam) grade; mark HSK 4 |
| 部分 | bùfen | part; portion HSK 4 |
| 分手 | fēnshǒu | to part company; to split up HSK 5 |
| 学分 學分 | xuéfēn | course credit HSK 5 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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