粪 (fèn) — faeces; manure

Character

Strokes: 12
Radical: 米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of: 米 rice, millet, grain 共 all, total
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

环保部门要求养殖场建立粪污处理系统，避免周边河道受到污染。 Huánbǎo bùmén yāoqiú yǎngzhíchǎng jiànlì fènwū chǔlǐ xìtǒng, bìmiǎn zhōubiān hédào shòudào wūrǎn. The environmental authorities required the farm to set up a faecal waste treatment system to prevent nearby waterways from being polluted.
农民把牛粪堆在田边，春天用来给土地施肥。 Nóngmín bǎ niúfèn duī zài tián biān, chūntiān yòng lái gěi tǔdì shīféi. Farmers pile cow dung at the edge of the field and use it to fertilise the soil in spring.
路上有一堆马粪，大家都绕着走。 Lù shàng yǒu yì duī mǎfèn, dàjiā dōu rào zhe zǒu. There was a pile of horse dung on the road, and everyone walked around it.