分
分
“to divide”
Radical: 刀
Strokes: 4
Level: HSK 3
How 分 is built — stacked top over bottom
八
eight
eight; all around, all sides
刀
Knife · dāo
A blade with a handle. As 刂 it cuts: 到 arrive (to arrive at a cut? no—sound), 别 don't.
Origin
Pieces 八 being further subdivided with a knife 刀
Words with 分
分钟 fēnzhōng — minute
十分 shífēn — very
…分之… fēn zhī — used for fractions and percentages
十分 shí fēn — to divide into ten equal parts
部分 bù fen — part
成分 chéng fèn — composition
充分 chōng fèn — full
分别 fēn bié — to part or leave each other
分布 fēn bù — distributed
分配 fēn pèi — to distribute
分析 fēn xī — to analyze
过分 guò fèn — excessive
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