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分化

fēnhuà

to differentiate; to split

One road splits into three paths with a person at the fork
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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

化 huà

Strokes
4
Radical
匕 — spoon, ladle
Made of
亻 man, person 匕 spoon, ladle

Example phrases

  • 舆论在短时间内迅速分化,理性讨论反而越来越少。 Yúlùn zài duǎn shíjiān nèi xùnsù fēnhuà, lǐxìng tǎolùn fǎn'ér yuè lái yuè shǎo. Public opinion split rapidly in a short time, while rational discussion became increasingly rare.
  • 毕业十年后,同学们的生活已经明显分化了。 Bìyè shí nián hòu, tóngxuémen de shēnghuó yǐjīng míngxiǎn fēnhuà le. Ten years after graduation, the classmates' lives have clearly diverged.
  • 细胞在发育过程中会分化成不同的组织。 Xìbāo zài fāyù guòchéng zhōng huì fēnhuà chéng bùtóng de zǔzhī. During development, cells differentiate into different tissues.

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