• 79th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 517 words
  • Component in 31 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fēn (fen1)to divide • to separate • 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 • a point (in sports or games) • 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
2. fèn (fen4)part • share • ingredient • component

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

分享 
分钟 (分鐘)
部分 

Uncommon

分子 (份子)
充分 
分公司 
分别 (分別)
分成 
分手 
分担 (分擔)
分数 (分數)
分明 
分析 
分泌 
分为 (分為)
分裂 
分解 
分配 
分开 (分開)
分离 (分離)
分类 (分類)
十分 
大部分 (大部份)
得分 
成分 
时分 (時分)
比分 
水分 
积分 (積分)
缘分 (緣分)
万分 (萬分)
过分 (過分)

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  • 2226th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chā (cha1)fork • pitchfork • prong • pick • cross • intersect • "X"
2. chá (cha2)to cross • be stuck
3. chǎ (cha3)to diverge • to open (as legs)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

交叉 
叉烧 (叉燒)

Uncommon

交叉口 
交叉点 (交叉點)
刀叉 
分叉 
劈叉 
叉子 
叉车 (叉車)
夜叉 
犬夜叉 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.