Sentence #13137901 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 分手 is built
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分fēnto divide; to separate
八eight · bā
刀knife · dāo
Memory aidA knife 刀 cutting something into two 八: to divide.
手shǒuhand
手 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from a hand with its fingers spread. On the left of a character it is written 扌.
How to write 分手
分 4 strokes · 手 4 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 分手 (fēnshǒu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
分手 (fēnshǒu) means “to break up” or “to part”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it fēnshǒu: fēn with a 1st tone, then shǒu with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 分手 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fenshou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 分手 from the suggestions. Typing fenshou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
分手 is an HSK 5 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.
分fēn1st tone, high and level
手shǒu3rd tone, dipping
