Chinese Character 分 Meanings and components.

Form

Meaning

分 meaning[3] in English

To Divide.

To Separate.

To Distribute.

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are eight (八) , and surname Dao (刀)

Its radical[1] is: (dao1) which means: Surname Dao, .dao1surname Dao

In cangjie it is written with CSH

How to write 分

To writefen1to divide you should write a combination of ba1eight , dao1surname Dao arranged in a shape:

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分 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 分 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of , looks as follow:

Pinyin:fen1 Shape:
Meaning[3]: To Divide . To Separate . To Distribute . To Allocate . To Distinguish (Good And Bad) . Part Or Subdivision . Fraction . One Tenth (Of Certain Units) . Unit Of Length Equivalent To 0.33 Cm . Minute (Unit Of Time) . Minute (Angular Measurement Unit) . A Point (In Sports Or Games) . 0.01 Yuan (Unit Of Money)

Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8

Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: section shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: hànChinese Character

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