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分钟

fēnzhōng

minute

A person watching an hourglass
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Characters in this word

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

钟 zhōng

Strokes
9
Radical
钅 — gold, metal
Made of
钅 gold, metal 中 central
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 等我一分钟。 Děng wǒ yì fēn zhōng. Wait for me one minute.
  • 五分钟后见。 Wǔ fēn zhōng hòu jiàn. See you in five minutes.
  • 再等三分钟。 Zài děng sān fēn zhōng. Wait three more minutes.

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