• 79th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 243 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.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
分享 
分钟 (分鐘)
部分 

Medium Frequency

分子 (份子)
充分 
分别 (分別)
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)
水分 
积分 (積分)
缘分 (緣分)
万分 (萬分)
过分 (過分)
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  • 18th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 130 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
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3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wéi (wei2)as (in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do • by (in the passive voice)
2. wèi (wei4)because of • for • to
3. wéi (wei2)variant of 為|为[wei2] • as (i.e. in the capacity of) • to take sth as • to act as • to serve as • to behave as • to become • to be • to do
4. wèi (wei4)variant of 為|为[wei4], because of • for • to

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
 ()
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)
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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.