1. 分
  2. 明

分

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

Decomposition

1Once
分→
八刀
2Radical
分→
八eight/divide刀knife
3Graphical
分→
八㇆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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Appears In

分 also appears in:
纷贫粉芬扮氛盆盼吩颁岔忿汾酚玢棼邠坌雰麄貧鼢紛翂頒訜魵蚡鈖黺砏

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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明

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Previous (情)Next (性)
  • 121st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 352 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
明→
日月
2Radical
明→
日sun/day月moon
3Graphical
明→
口一冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (Ming2)Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) • surname Ming • Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
2. míng (ming2)bright • opposite: dark 暗[an4] • (of meaning) clear • to understand • next • public or open • wise • generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

明 also appears in:
盟萌

Example Words

Common

明天 
明星 
明白 

Uncommon

三明治 
不明 
光明 
分明 
天明 
姚明 
文明 
昆明 
明亮 
明信片 
明儿 (明兒)
明天见 (明天見)
明媚 
明年 
明日 
明明 
明智 
明月 
明朗 
明珠 
明知 
明确 (明確)
明显 (明顯)
发明 (發明)
精明 
聪明 (聰明)
声明 (聲明)
表明 
说明 (說明)
证明 (證明)
透明 
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
鲜明 (鮮明)
黎明 

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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.