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粉

fěn

powder; pink

HSK 6 · Topic “Fields and Materials”
A small mound of fine powder with a wooden spoon
Memory picture

Character

粉 fěn

Strokes
10
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 分 to divide, to allocate
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 她把干辣椒磨成粉，装进密封罐里保存。 Tā bǎ gān làjiāo mó chéng fěn, zhuāng jìn mìfēng guàn lǐ bǎocún. She ground the dried chillies into powder and stored them in a sealed jar.
  • 她今天穿了一条粉色的裙子，很好看。 Tā jīntiān chuān le yì tiáo fěnsè de qúnzi, hěn hǎokàn. She wore a pink dress today, and it looks lovely.
  • 妈妈用面粉和水揉面，准备包饺子。 Māma yòng miànfěn hé shuǐ róu miàn, zhǔnbèi bāo jiǎozi. Mum kneads dough from flour and water, getting ready to make dumplings.

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