Chinese Character 粉 Meanings and components.

Form

粉

Meaning

粉 meaning[3] in English

Powder.

Cosmetic Face Powder.

Food Prepared From Starch.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 粉 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mi (米) , and to divide (分)

Its radical[1] is: 米 (mi3) which means: Surname Mi, .米mi3surname Mi

In cangjie it is written with FDCSH

How to write 粉

To write粉fen3powder you should write a combination of 米mi3surname Mi , 分fen1to divide arranged in a 吅 shape:

米 + 分 = 粉

粉 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

粉
Pinyin:fen3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Powder . Cosmetic Face Powder . Food Prepared From Starch . Noodles Or Pasta Made From Any Kind Of Flour . Whitewash . White . Pink
米
Pinyin:mi3
Meaning[3]: Surname Mi
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
丷
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: 'Eight' Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 八[Ba1]
分
Pinyin:fen1 Shape:吕
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)
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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