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分类

fēnlèi

to sort; to classify

A person sorting buttons into bowls
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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

类 lèi

Strokes
9
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 大 big, great, vast, high, deep

Example phrases

  • 请分类垃圾。 Qǐng fēn lèi lā jī. Please sort the trash.
  • 图书要分类。 Tú shū yào fēn lèi. Books need to be classified.
  • 我会分类。 Wǒ huì fēn lèi. I can sort things.

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