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面粉

miànfěn

flour

A sack of flour and a wooden bowl with a heap of flour
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Characters in this word

面 miàn

Strokes
9
Radical
面 — face
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 面

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

  • 这种面粉蛋白质含量较高,适合用来做面包。 Zhè zhǒng miànfěn dànbáizhì hánliàng jiào gāo, shìhé yòng lái zuò miànbāo. This flour has a relatively high protein content and is suitable for making bread.
  • 妈妈用面粉和鸡蛋做了一个蛋糕。 Māma yòng miànfěn hé jīdàn zuò le yí ge dàngāo. Mom made a cake with flour and eggs.
  • 面粉没有了,我去超市买一袋。 Miànfěn méiyǒu le, wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi yí dài. We've run out of flour, so I'll go to the supermarket to buy a bag.

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