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分组

fēnzǔ

to divide into groups

A teacher grouping children
Memory picture

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

组 zǔ

Strokes
8
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 且 moreover, also (post-subject)
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 老师要分组。 Lǎo shī yào fēn zǔ. The teacher wants to make groups.
  • 我们分组吧。 Wǒ men fēn zǔ ba. Let us split into groups.
  • 分组学习好。 Fēn zǔ xué xí hǎo. Studying in groups is good.

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