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分 fēn — “minute; to divide”
How to write and say the Chinese character 分 (fēn), which means minute; to divide — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Time & days.
Pinyin · 拼音 fēn
Meaning · 意思 minute; to divide
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 刀 (knife)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
分 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: pieces 八 being further subdivided with a knife 刀.
A common word常用词
分钟
minute
Example sentence例句
还有五分钟下课。
Five more minutes until class ends.
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