HSK 3 · Common Objects

分 fēn “divide” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 分 means

  1. divide
  2. part
  3. minute
  4. cent
  5. to separate
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to distribute
  • to allocate
  • to distinguish (good and bad)
  • (bound form) branch of (an organisation)
  • sub- (as in 分局)
  • fraction

How to say 分

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale分fēn1st tone, high and level

分 in a sentence

  1. 这钱你和我分了吧。

    Zhè qián nǐ hé wǒ fēn le ba.

    Let’s split this money between us.

    Sentence #813546 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 现在是一点五十分。

    Xiànzài shì yī diǎn wǔshí fēn.

    It’s ten minutes to two.

    Sentence #13994928 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我还没有分清楚这些学生。

    Wǒ hái méiyǒu fēn qīngchu zhèxiē xuésheng.

    I still can’t tell these students apart.

    Sentence #2438858 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 分 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 分 (fēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
分fēnto divide; to separate
  • 八eight · bā
  • 刀knife · dāo

Memory aidA knife 刀 cutting something into two 八: to divide.

How to write 分

分 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

分 (fēn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 分 (fēn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 分

Words with 分

分钟fēnzhōng · minute得分défēn · to score (points)分开fēnkāi · to separate部分bùfen · part十分shífēn · very百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent分手fēnshǒu · to break up分别fēnbié · to part分析fēnxī · to analyse分布fēnbù · to be distributed (over an area)

More words: Everyday Things

层céng · mw for layers灯dēng · lamp电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiàn · email段duàn · paragraph根据gēnjù · according to公斤gōngjīn · kilogram公园gōngyuán · public park关系guānxi · relation

FAQs

分 (fēn) means “divide” or “part”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it fēn: fēn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 分 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 分 from the suggestions. Typing fen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
分 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.