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分

fēn

minute; to divide

minute; to divide
Memory picture

Character

分 fēn

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
八 eight 刀 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 现在八点十分。 Xiànzài bā diǎn shí fēn. It's ten past eight.
  • 现在九点二十分。 Xiànzài jiǔ diǎn èrshí fēn. It's twenty past nine.
  • 还有十分钟上课。 Hái yǒu shí fēn zhōng shàngkè. Class starts in ten minutes.

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