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粉末

fěnmò

powder

HSK 7 · Topic “Physical properties”
A mortar and pestle with a heap of fine powder
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

末 mò

Strokes
5
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这种白色粉末需要密封保存，受潮后会影响实验结果。 Zhè zhǒng báisè fěnmò xūyào mìfēng bǎocún, shòucháo hòu huì yǐngxiǎng shíyàn jiéguǒ. This white powder must be sealed for storage, as moisture will affect the experimental results.
  • 他把药片碾成粉末，再用温水冲开。 Tā bǎ yàopiàn niǎn chéng fěnmò, zài yòng wēnshuǐ chōng kāi. He ground the pill into powder and then dissolved it in warm water.
  • 地上撒着一层细细的白色粉末，像刚下过雪。 Dì shàng sǎ zhe yì céng xìxì de báisè fěnmò, xiàng gāng xià guo xuě. A layer of fine white powder was scattered on the ground, as if it had just snowed.

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