分

See also: 份

分	U+5206, 分 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5206

← 刅
[U+5205]

CJK Unified Ideographs

切 →
[U+5207]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order

Han character

分 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 金尸竹 (CSH), four-corner 8022₇, composition ⿱八刀)

Derived characters

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 136, character 4
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1853
Dae Jaweon: page 304, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 321, character 3
Unihan data for U+5206

Chinese

trad.		分
simp. ^#		分

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 分
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (分) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
扮	prɯːns, hmroːlʔ, pɯn, pɯnʔ
盼	*pʰrɯːns
頒	praːn, bɯn
朌	praːn, bɯn
鳻	praːn, bɯn
份	prɯn, bɯns
汃	pʰreːd, prɯn
玢	*prɯn
邠	*prɯn
攽	*prɯn
砏	prɯn, pʰrɯn, *pʰɯn
貧	*brɯn
湓	pʰɯːns, bɯːn, *pʰɯns
盆	*bɯːn
葐	bɯːn, bɯn, *bɯn
坌	bɯːns, bɯnʔ, *bɯns
坋	bɯːns, bɯnʔ, *bɯns
分	pɯn, bɯns
吩	*pɯn
粉	*pɯnʔ
黺	*pɯnʔ
芬	*pʰɯn
紛	*pʰɯn
衯	*pʰɯn
棻	pʰɯn, bɯn
氛	pʰɯn, bɯn
雰	*pʰɯn
忿	pʰɯnʔ, pʰɯns, *bɯnʔ
魵	pʰɯnʔ, pʰɯns, bɯn, bɯnʔ
汾	*bɯn
羒	*bɯn
枌	*bɯn
棼	*bɯn
妢	*bɯn
梤	*bɯn
馚	*bɯn
鼢	bɯn, bɯnʔ
蚡	bɯn, bɯnʔ
弅	*bɯnʔ
秎	*bɯns

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 八 (“to separate”) + 刀 (“knife”) – to separate with a knife.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): fēn (fen¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄣ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fen¹

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): fěn

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): fěn

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): фын (fɨn, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fan¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): fun¹
Gan (Wiktionary): fiin¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pûn / fûn

(Meixian, Guangdong): bun¹ / fun¹
Jin (Wiktionary): feng¹
Northern Min (KCR): puíng
Eastern Min (BUC): buŏng / hŭng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bong¹ / buong¹ / hong¹ / huong¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pun / hun

(Teochew, Peng'im): bung¹ / hung¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹fen
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fen¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fen
  - Wade–Giles: fên¹
  - Yale: fēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fen
  - Palladius: фэнь (fɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (分兒／分儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fenr
  - Wade–Giles: fên¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: fēnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fel
  - Palladius: фэньр (fɛnʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fəɻ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: fen¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: fěn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fẽ²¹/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: fěn
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): fen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fə̃¹¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: фын (fɨn, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fəŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: fan¹
  - Yale: fān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: fun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fun³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: fiin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɨn⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pûn / fûn
  - Hakka Romanization System: bun^ˊ / fun^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bun¹ / fun¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pun²⁴/, /fun²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: bun¹ / fun¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pun⁴⁴/, /fun⁴⁴/

Note:

pûn - vernacular (“to divide; to separate; to distribute; to give; by”);
fûn - literary.

Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: feng¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /fə̃ŋ¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: puíng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuiŋ⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: buŏng / hŭng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puoŋ⁵⁵/, /huŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

buŏng - vernacular;
hŭng - literary.

Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: buong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puoŋ⁵³³/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: huong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huoŋ⁵³³/

Note:

bong1/buong1 - vernacular;
hong1/huong1 - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pun
  - Tâi-lô: pun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pwn
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /pun³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pun⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hun
  - Tâi-lô: hun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hwn
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /hun³³/

Note:

pun - vernacular;
hun - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: bung¹ / hung¹
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pung / hung
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /puŋ³³/, /huŋ³³/

Note:

bung1 - vernacular;
hung1 - literary.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹fen
  - MiniDict: fen^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹fen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /fən⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: fen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸən³³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 分
Mandarin	Beijing	/fən⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/fən⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/fən²¹/
	Jinan	/fẽ²¹³/
	Qingdao	/fə̃²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/fən²⁴/
	Xi'an	/fẽ²¹/
	Xining	/fə̃⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/fəŋ⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/fə̃n³¹/
	Ürümqi	/fɤŋ⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/fən⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/fən⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/fen⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/fə̃⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/fən³¹/
	Hefei	/fən²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/fəŋ¹¹/
	Pingyao	/xuŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/fə̃ŋ³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/fəŋ⁵³/
	Suzhou	/fən⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/fen³³/
	Wenzhou	/faŋ³³/
Hui	Shexian	/fʌ̃³¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/fɛ¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/fən³³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ɸən³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/fɨn⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/fun⁴⁴/ ～配 /pun⁴⁴/ 給
Hakka	Taoyuan	/pun²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/fɐn⁵³/
	Nanning	/fɐn⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/fɐn⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/hun⁵⁵/ /pun⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/puoŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/xɔŋ⁵⁴/ /puiŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/luŋ³³/ /puŋ³³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/ʔbun²³/ /hun²³/

Middle Chinese: pjun

Rime
Character	分
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	府文切
Baxter	pjun
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pɨun/
Pan Wuyun	/piun/
Shao Rongfen	/piuən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pun/
Li Rong	/piuən/
Wang Li	/pĭuən/
Bernard Karlgren	/pi̯uən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fēn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fan¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*pə[n]/

(Zhengzhang): /*pɯn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	分
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	fēn
Middle Chinese	‹ pjun ›
Old Chinese	/*pə[n]/
English	divide
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	分
Reading #	1/2
No.	3148
Phonetic component	分
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	分
Old Chinese	/*pɯn/

Definitions

分

to divide; to separate
這項工作分兩階段進行。 [MSC, trad.]
这项工作分两阶段进行。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè xiàng gōngzuò fēn liǎng jiēduàn jìnxíng. [Pinyin]
This exercise is divided into two stages.

分成五塊／分成五块 [Cantonese] ― fan¹ sing⁴ ng⁵ faai³ [Jyutping] ― split into 5 pieces
to distribute; to allocate; to assign; to allot
他和兒子分吃了一張比薩餅。 [MSC, trad.]
他和儿子分吃了一张比萨饼。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā hé érzǐ fēn chī le yī zhāng bǐsàbǐng. [Pinyin]
He shared a pizza with his son.

他和我一起分苹果。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Tā hé wǒ yīqǐ fēn píngguǒ. [Pinyin]
He divided the apples with me.

他們分到了一幢住房。 [MSC, trad.]
他们分到了一幢住房。 [MSC, simp.]
Tāmen fēn dào le yī zhuàng zhùfáng. [Pinyin]
They were allotted a house to live in.
to distinguish; to differentiate; to tell apart
我分不清他們。他們長得太像了。 [MSC, trad.]
我分不清他们。他们长得太像了。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ fēn bù qīng tāmen. Tāmen cháng dé tài xiàng le. [Pinyin]
I cannot tell them apart. They are very much alike.

他是一個懦夫，一個分不清蠻力和大丈夫氣概的恃強凌弱者。 [MSC, trad.]
他是一个懦夫，一个分不清蛮力和大丈夫气概的恃强凌弱者。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā shì yī ge nuòfū, yī ge fēn bù qīng mánlì hé dàzhàngfū qìgài de shìqiánglíngruò zhě. [Pinyin]
He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood.
to break up; to end a relationship; to separate
See also: 分手
(Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) to give
(Hakka, Teochew) by
分人罵／分人骂 [Sixian Hakka] ― pûn ngìn ma [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ] ― to be scolded (by people)
minute (unit of time)
分鐘／分钟 ― fēnzhōng ― minute

現在是 7 點 45分。／现在是 7 点 45分。 ― Xiànzài shì 7 diǎn 45 fēn. ― It's quarter to eight now.
minute (unit of angle, 1/60 of a degree)
fraction; proportion
分之 ― fēnzhī ― used to indicate a fraction
(education, competition, etc.) point; mark
本題佔五十分。／本题占五十分。 ― Běntí zhàn wǔshí fēn. ― This question counts for 50 points.

我得了多少分？ [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Wǒ dé le duōshǎo fēn? [Pinyin]
What's my score?

攞高分／𫽋高分 [Cantonese] ― lo² gou¹ fan¹ [Jyutping] ― to get high marks
one tenth
[from 19th c., officially from 1981 (PRC), 1985 (ROC)] deci- (SI unit prefix)
(economy, numismatics) 0.01 yuan (or dollars, etc.); fen; cent
(Shanghainese, slang) ten yuan (or dollars, etc.) (Classifier: 張／张 w)
(Shanghainese, by extension) money
還分／还分 [Shanghainese] ― ⁶we ¹fen [Wugniu] ― to return money
one tenth of a 寸 (a unit of length)
1. (Hong Kong) fan, legally defined as 0.00371475 metres
2. (Mainland China) Short for 市分, equivalent to 0.33 cm
one tenth of a 畝 (a unit of area)
a candareen (a unit of weight), one tenth of a 錢／钱 (qián, “mace”), and equal to ten 釐 (lí, “cash”)
(historical) an ancient small unit of time
(Hokkien) to adopt (a child)
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to beg (ask for food or money as charity)

Synonyms

(to divide):

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分隔 (fēngé)
劃分／划分 (huàfēn)
區隔／区隔 (qūgé)

(to distribute):

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分發／分发 (fēnfā)
分給／分给 (fēngěi)
分配 (fēnpèi)
放
派
發／发

(to distribute):

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分別／分别 (fēnbié)
分化 (fēnhuà)
分揀／分拣 (fēnjiǎn) (literary)
分辨 (fēnbiàn)
判別／判别 (pànbié)
別白／别白 (biébái) (literary)
劃分／划分 (huàfēn)
區／区 (literary, or in compounds)
區分／区分 (qūfēn)
區別／区别 (qūbié)
區劃／区划 (qūhuà) (literary)
甄別／甄别 (zhēnbié)
科別／科别 (kēbié) (literary)
認／认 (rèn) (literary, or in compounds)
識別／识别 (shíbié)
辨別／辨别 (biànbié)
辨明 (biànmíng)
辨析 (biànxī) (to differentiate and analyze)
辨白 (biànbái) (literary)
辨認／辨认 (biànrèn)
辨識／辨识 (biànshí)
鑒別／鉴别 (jiànbié)
鑒識／鉴识 (jiànshí)

(to break up): 分手 (fēnshǒu)
(to give):

Dialectal synonyms of 給 (“to give”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		予, 畀
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		給
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	給
	Taiwan	給
	Malaysia	給
	Singapore	給
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	給
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	給
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	給
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	給
	Wuhan	把, 把得, 給
	Guilin	給
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	把, 給
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	給
Cantonese	Guangzhou	畀
	Hong Kong	畀
	Macau	畀
	Taishan	畀
	Dongguan	畀
	Yangjiang	畀
	Nanning	畀
	Nanning (Tanka)	畀
	Yulin	分
	Baise	畀
	Qinzhou	畀
	Qinzhou (Changtan)	畀
	Beihai	畀
	Beihai (Nankang)	畀
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	畀
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	畀
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	畀
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	畀
	Penang (Guangfu)	畀
	Singapore (Guangfu)	畀
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	畀
	Móng Cái	畀
Gan	Nanchang	把
Hakka	Meixian	分
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	分
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	分
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	分
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	分
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	分
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	得
	Kuching (Hepo)	分
Jin	Taiyuan	給
Northern Min	Jian'ou	吶
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	乞
Southern Min	Xiamen	予
	Quanzhou	予, 傳
	Zhangzhou	予
	Zhao'an	予
	Taipei	予
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	予
	Kaohsiung	予
	Yilan	予
	Changhua (Lukang)	予
	Taichung	予
	Taichung (Wuqi)	予
	Tainan	予
	Taitung	予
	Hsinchu	予
	Kinmen	予
	Penghu (Magong)	予
	Penang (Hokkien)	予
	Singapore (Hokkien)	予
	Manila (Hokkien)	予
	Chaozhou	分, 乞
	Shantou	分, 乞
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	乞
	Jieyang	分, 乞
	Haifeng	分, 予
	Singapore (Teochew)	乞
	Pontianak (Teochew)	分, 乞
	Leizhou	乞
	Wenchang	分
	Haikou	要
Wu	Shanghai	撥, 撥辣
	Suzhou	撥
	Ningbo	撥
	Wenzhou	匄
Xiang	Changsha	把
Xiang	Loudi	把

(by):

Dialectal synonyms of 被 (“by”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		被
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	讓, 叫, 給
	Taiwan	讓, 叫, 給
	Malaysia	被, 給
	Singapore	被, 讓, 給
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	叫, 讓
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	叫
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	遭, 叫
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	把得
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	給, 把
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	給, 叫
Cantonese	Guangzhou	畀
	Hong Kong	畀
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	畀
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	畀
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	畀
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	畀
	Macau	畀
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	畀
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	畀
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	畀
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	畀
	Foshan	畀
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	畀
	Foshan (Shunde)	畀
	Foshan (Sanshui)	畀
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	畀
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	畀
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	畀
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	畀
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	畀
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	畀
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	畀
	Taishan	畀
	Kaiping (Chikan)	畀
	Enping (Niujiang)	畀
	Heshan (Yayao)	畀
	Dongguan	畀
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	畀
	Shaoguan	畀
	Yunfu	畀
	Yangjiang	畀
	Xinyi	畀
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	畀
	Singapore (Guangfu)	畀
Gan	Nanchang	讓, 等
Hakka	Meixian	分
	Xingning	分
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	畀
	Huiyang	分
	Huidong (Daling)	分
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	分
	Boluo (Bendihua)	畀
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	分
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	畀
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	分
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	把
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	畀
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	把
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	分
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	分
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	分
	Liannan	分
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	分
	Jiexi	分
	Changting	得
	Wuping	得
	Wuping (Pingyu)	得
	Liancheng	給
	Ninghua	分
	Ruijin	得
	Shicheng	得
	Shangyou (Shexi)	討
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	分
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	分
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	分
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	分
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	分
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	得
	Hong Kong	分
	Senai (Huiyang)	分
	Kuching (Hepo)	分
Jin	Taiyuan	叫, 給
Northern Min	Jian'ou	吶
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	乞
Southern Min	Xiamen	予, 乞
	Quanzhou	予, 乞, 傳
	Zhangzhou	予, 乞
	Taipei	予
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	予
	Kaohsiung	予
	Yilan	予
	Changhua (Lukang)	予
	Taichung	予
	Tainan	予
	Hsinchu	予
	Kinmen	予
	Penghu (Magong)	予
	Singapore (Hokkien)	予
	Manila (Hokkien)	予
	Chaozhou	分, 乞
	Shantou	分, 乞, 予
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	乞
	Jieyang	分, 乞
	Leizhou	乞
	Haikou	要
Wu	Shanghai	撥, 撥辣
	Suzhou	撥, 撥勒
	Ningbo	撥, 撥人家
	Wenzhou	匄
Xiang	Changsha	聽, 撈, 讓, 被
Xiang	Shuangfeng	耗

(to beg for food or money):

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乞米 (hat² mai²) (Taishanese)
乞討／乞讨 (qǐtǎo)
行乞 (xíngqǐ)
討乞／讨乞 (tǎoqǐ)
討食／讨食 (“to beg for food”) (Hokkien, Teochew)

(cent):

Dialectal synonyms of 分 (“fen; cent”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		分
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	分
	Taiwan	分
	Malaysia	仙
	Singapore	分
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	分
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	分
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	分
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	分
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	分
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	分
Cantonese	Guangzhou	分
	Hong Kong	仙, 仙士 dated
	Taishan	分, 仙
	Singapore (Guangfu)	分
Gan	Nanchang	分
Hakka	Meixian	分
Jin	Taiyuan	分
Northern Min	Jian'ou	分
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	分
Southern Min	Xiamen	占, 分
	Quanzhou	占
	Zhangzhou	占
	Tainan	仙
	Penang (Hokkien)	鐳, sen
	Singapore (Hokkien)	占
	Manila (Hokkien)	仙
	Chaozhou	分
	Singapore (Teochew)	占
	Singapore (Hainanese)	占
Wu	Suzhou	分
Wu	Wenzhou	分
Xiang	Changsha	分
Xiang	Shuangfeng	分

Compounds

一分 (yīfēn)
一百分
三分 (sānfēn)
不分曉／不分晓
不十分
中分 (zhōngfēn)
乖分
九分
二分 (èrfēn)
二分法 (èrfēnfǎ)
二等分
俵分
停分
假分數／假分数 (jiǎfēnshù)
克分子
內分泌／内分泌 (nèifēnmì)
八九分
八分 (bāfēn)
八分儀／八分仪 (bāfēnyí)
八分書／八分书 (bāfēnshū)
公分 (gōngfēn)
六分儀／六分仪 (liùfēnyí)
公分子
公分母
共分
分享 (fēnxiǎng)
分付 (fēnfù)
分例
分俵
分光儀／分光仪
分光鏡／分光镜
分公司 (fēngōngsī)
分兵 (fēnbīng)
分冊／分册 (fēncè)
切分法
切分音
分列 (fēnliè)
分列式 (fēnlièshì)
分別／分别 (fēnbié)
分利
分則／分则 (fēnzé)
分剖
分割 (fēngē)
分劈
分力
分務／分务
分包 (fēnbāo)
分化 (fēnhuà)
分北
分區／分区 (fēnqū)
分司
分另
分句 (fēnjù)
分合 (fēnhé)
分向島／分向岛
分命
分單／分单
分器
分土
分夥／分伙
分大小
分娩 (fēnmiǎn)
分子力
分子式 (fēnzǐshì)
分家 (fēnjiā)
分寸 (fēncùn)
分封 (fēnfēng)
分尼
分局 (fēnjú)
分居 (fēnjū)
分屍／分尸 (fēnshī)
分岔 (fēnchà)
分崩 (fēnbēng)
分工 (fēngōng)
分布 (fēnbù)
分店 (fēndiàn)
分度規／分度规
分張／分张
分形 (fēnxíng)
分得
分心 (fēnxīn)
分憂／分忧 (fēnyōu)
分手 (fēnshǒu)
分批 (fēnpī)
分投
分掌 (fēnzhǎng)
分撥／分拨 (fēnbō)
分擔／分担 (fēndān)
分擺／分摆
分攜／分携
分攤／分摊 (fēntān)
分支 (fēnzhī)
分教
分散 (fēnsàn)
分數／分数 (fēnshù)
分文 (fēnwén)
分明 (fēnmíng)
分時／分时
分曉／分晓 (fēnxiǎo)
分書／分书
分曹
分析 (fēnxī)
分析法
分杯羹
分析語／分析语 (fēnxīyǔ)
分校 (fēnxiào)
分桃 (fēntáo)
分機／分机 (fēnjī)
分櫱／分蘖
分權／分权 (fēnquán)
分歧 (fēnqí)
分歲／分岁
分段 (fēnduàn)
分母 (fēnmǔ)
分毫 (fēnháo)
分水 (Fēnshuǐ)
分水嶺／分水岭 (fēnshuǐlǐng)
分水隄
分泌 (fēnmì)
分洪 (fēnhóng)
分派 (fēnpài)
分流 (fēnliú)
分渾元／分浑元
分潤／分润 (fēnrùn)
分炊
分爨 (fēncuàn)
分爭／分争 (fēnzhēng)
分獻／分献
分班
分理
分甘
分界 (fēnjiè)
分界牌
分畦
分疏
分痛
分發／分发 (fēnfā)
分相
分破
分神 (fēnshén)
分神福
分科 (fēnkē)
分秒
分秧
分租
分筋術／分筋术
分紅／分红 (fēnhóng)
分級／分级 (fēnjí)
分細／分细
分組／分组 (fēnzǔ)
分職／分职
分肥 (fēnféi)
分背
分至 (fēnzhì)
分至點／分至点
分色
分色鏡／分色镜
分茅 (fēnmáo)
分茶
分荊／分荆
分落
分蔥／分葱
分藩
分號／分号 (fēnhào)
分行 (fēnháng)
分行 (fēnháng)
分袂 (fēnmèi)
分裂 (fēnliè)
分襟
分規／分规
分角線／分角线
分解 (fēnjiě)
分解力
分解者 (fēnjiězhě)
分訴／分诉
分說／分说 (fēnshuō)
分論／分论
分證／分证
分豁
分貝／分贝 (fēnbèi)
分贓／分赃 (fēnzāng)
分路
分路數／分路数
分身 (fēnshēn)
分身法
分身術／分身术 (fēnshēnshù)
分辨 (fēnbiàn)
分辯／分辩 (fēnbiàn)
分巡
分送
分途
分道島／分道岛
分部 (fēnbù)
分配 (fēnpèi)
分野 (fēnyě)
分釐卡
分金
分針／分针 (fēnzhēn)
分銷／分销 (fēnxiāo)
分錄／分录 (fēnlù)
分錢／分钱
分鏡頭／分镜头
分鐘／分钟 (fēnzhōng)
分門別類／分门别类 (fēnménbiélèi)
分門書／分门书
分開／分开 (fēnkāi)
分關／分关
分限
分陰／分阴
分隊／分队 (fēnduì)
分隔 (fēngé)
分隸／分隶
分離／分离 (fēnlí)
分音
分韻／分韵
分頭／分头 (fēntóu)
分頭兒／分头儿
分顏／分颜
分題／分题
分類／分类 (fēnlèi)
分類學／分类学 (fēnlèixué)
分類帳／分类帐
分餾／分馏 (fēnliú)
分駐所／分驻所
分高下 (fēn gāoxià)
分齡／分龄
分龍／分龙
剖分
劃分／划分 (huàfēn)
加分 (jiāfēn)
化分 (huàfēn)
區分／区分 (qūfēn)
十二分 (shí'èrfēn)
十分 (shífēn)
半分 (bànfēn)
口分
口分田
四分儀／四分仪
四分律
四分曆／四分历
四分衛／四分卫 (sìfēnwèi)
均分 (jūnfēn)
夜分 (yèfēn)
學分／学分 (xuéfēn)
學分費／学分费
對分／对分
差分 (chāfēn)
帶分數／带分数 (dàifēnshù)
平分 (píngfēn)
得分 (défēn)
微分 (wēifēn)
微分學／微分学
微積分／微积分 (wēijīfēn)
惜分陰／惜分阴
打分數／打分数
扣分 (kòufēn)
抽分
擴分／扩分
攤分／摊分
支分
春分 (Chūnfēn)
春分點／春分点
晝分／昼分
有分寸
核分裂 (héfēnliè)
沒分寸／没分寸
沒分曉／没分晓
沒分豁／没分豁
滿分／满分 (mǎnfēn)
烹分
狼分
瓜分 (guāfēn)
百分制 (bǎifēnzhì)
百分數／百分数 (bǎifēnshù)
百分比 (bǎifēnbǐ)
百分法
百分率 (bǎifēnlǜ)
百分號／百分号 (bǎifēnhào)
百分點／百分点 (bǎifēndiǎn)
真分數／真分数 (zhēnfēnshù)
萬分／万分 (wànfēn)
秋分 (Qiūfēn)
秋分點／秋分点 (qiūfēndiǎn)
積分／积分 (jīfēn)
積分學／积分学
等分 (děngfēn)
簡分數／简分数
約分／约分 (yuēfēn)
約分數／约分数
繁分數／繁分数
肯分的
背多分
自責分／自责分
行分
見分曉／见分晓
計分／计分 (jìfēn)
記分／记分 (jìfēn)
記分員／记分员
討分曉／讨分晓
評分／评分 (píngfēn)
說三分／说三分
賀分／贺分
送分題／送分题 (sòngfēntí)
通分
配分法
離分／离分 (lífēn)

Descendants

→ Thai: หุน (hǔn, “a unit of length and weight”)
→ Zhuang: faen

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fèn (fen⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄣˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fan⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): fun⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): fiin⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fun
Northern Min (KCR): hō̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC): hông
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hong⁵ / huong⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hūn

(Teochew, Peng'im): hung⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ven

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fèn
  - Wade–Giles: fên⁴
  - Yale: fèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenn
  - Palladius: фэнь (fɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (分兒／分儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fènr
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fènr
  - Wade–Giles: fên⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: fènr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fell
  - Palladius: фэньр (fɛnʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fəɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: fan⁶
  - Yale: fahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: fen⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: fun⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fun³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: fiin⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɨn¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fun
  - Hakka Romanization System: fun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fun⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fun⁵⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hō̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɔŋ⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: hông
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /houŋ²⁴²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hong⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔŋ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: huong⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huoŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hūn
  - Tâi-lô: hūn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hun²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hun²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hun³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hun³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hung⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hūng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huŋ¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ven
  - MiniDict: ven^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ven
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vən²³/

Middle Chinese: bjunH

Rime
Character	分
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	扶問切
Baxter	bjunH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨun^H/
Pan Wuyun	/biun^H/
Shao Rongfen	/biuən^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bun^H/
Li Rong	/biuən^H/
Wang Li	/bĭuən^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯uən^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fèn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fan⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[m]-pə[n]-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*bɯns/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	分
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	fèn
Middle Chinese	‹ bjun^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[m]-pə[n]-s/
English	alloted duty
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	分
Reading #	2/2
No.	3191
Phonetic component	分
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	分
Old Chinese	/*bɯns/

Definitions

分

part; share; portion
ingredient; component
duty; responsibility
status; standing
lot; fate; destiny
mutual affection
Alternative form of 份 (fèn, classifier)
Short for 分之 (fēn zhī).

Usage notes

Many of the senses are now written with the specialised character 份 (fèn).

Synonyms

(ingredient): 成分 (chéngfèn)

Compounds

Japanese

Shinjitai	分
Kyūjitai ^[1]^[2]^[3]	分󠄁 分+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	分󠄃 分+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

分

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC pjun); compare Mandarin 分 (fēn):

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC bjunH); compare Mandarin 分 (fèn):

From native Japanese roots:

Kun: わかる (wakaru, 分かる, Jōyō)、わかれる (wakareru, 分かれる, Jōyō)、わける (wakeru, 分ける, Jōyō)、わかつ (wakatsu, 分かつ, Jōyō)、けじめ (kejime, 分)
Nanori: いた (ita)、くまり (kumari)、ちか (chika)、わか (waka)、わけ (wake)

Compounds

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
分
ふん Grade: 2
on'yomi

/pun/ → /fun/

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC pjun, “a minute”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふん [fúꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ɴ]

Counter

分(ふん) • (-fun)

minutes (duration)

Noun

分(ふん) • (fun)

a minute (unit of time)
a minute (unit of angle)

Usage notes

When preceded by a number, the reading changes depending on the phonetic context.

Japanese number-counter combinations for 分(ふん) (fun)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	What time?
一(いっ)分(ぷん) (ippun)	二(に)分(ふん) (nifun)	三(さん)分(ぷん) (sanpun) 三(さん)分(ふん) (sanfun)	四(よん)分(ぷん) (yonpun) 四(よん)分(ふん) (yonfun)	五(ご)分(ふん) (gofun)	六(ろっ)分(ぷん) (roppun)	七(なな)分(ふん) (nanafun) 七(しち)分(ふん) (shichifun)	八(はっ)分(ぷん) (happun) 八(はち)分(ふん) (hachifun)	九(きゅう)分(ふん) (kyūfun)	十(じゅっ)分(ぷん) (juppun) 十(じっ)分(ぷん) (jippun)	何(なん)分(ぷん) (nanpun) 何(なん)分(ふん) (nanfun)

Descendants

→ Palauan: bung

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
分
ぶん Grade: 2
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC bjunH, “a minute”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぶん [búꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[4]
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

分(ぶん) • (bun)

a part, a share, a portion
このケーキは君(きみ)の分(ぶん)だよ。
Kono kēki wa kimi no bun da yo.
This piece of cake is your portion.

一年(いちねん)分(ぶん)のレタス
ichinen-bun no retasu
one year's worth of lettuce

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
分
ぶ Grade: 2
on'yomi

/bun/ → /bu/

Shift from bun above, with influence on the meaning from the Middle Chinese sense tied to original Middle Chinese reading /pɨun/.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぶ [bù] (Heiban – [0])^[4]
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟]

Noun

分(ぶ) • (bu)

an obsolete unit of currency equal to four 両(りょう) (ryō) and to ten 釐(りん) (rin)

References

^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 282 (paper), page 191 (digital)
^ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 208 (paper), page 116 (digital)
^ 白川静 (Shirakawa Shizuka) (2014) “分”, in 字通 (Jitsū)‎^[1] (in Japanese), popular edition, Tōkyō: Heibonsha, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC pjun).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	분 (Yale: pwùn)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
Text	*Gloss (hun)*	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527^[2]	ᄂᆞᆫ홀〮 (Yale: nònhwól)	분 (Yale: pwùn)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pun]
Phonetic hangul: [분]

Hanja

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分

Wikisource

分 (eumhun 나눌 분 (nanul bun))

hanja form^? of 분 (“to divide”)
hanja form^? of 분 (“to distribute”)
hanja form^? of 분 (“to distinguish”)
hanja form^? of 분 (“fraction”)
hanja form^? of 분 (“minute (unit of time)”)

Compounds

분석 (分析, bunseok)
분야 (分野, bunya)
분명 (分明, bunmyeong)
춘분 (春分, chunbun)
분양 (分讓, bunyang)
추분 (秋分, chubun)
분리 (分離, bulli)
분열 (分裂, bunyeol)
분배 (分配, bunbae)
구분 (區分, gubun)
분담 (分擔, bundam)
분류 (分類, bullyu)
분산 (分散, bunsan)
분비 (分泌, bunbi)
배분 (配分, baebun)
분별 (分別, bunbyeol)
분기 (分期, bun'gi)
기분 (氣分, gibun)
분간 (分揀, bun'gan)
분해 (分解, bunhae)
분열 (分列, bunyeol)
분포 (分布, bunpo)
분단 (分斷, bundan)
분할 (分割, bunhal)
분변 (分辨, bunbyeon)
차분 (差分, chabun)
분화 (分化, bunhwa)
분과 (分科, bun'gwa)
분업 (分業, buneop)
분자 (分子, bunja)
분만 (分娩, bunman)
분단 (分段, bundan)
다분 (多分, dabun)
십분 (十分, sipbun)
분권 (分權, bun'gwon)
분파 (分派, bunpa)
분초 (分秒, buncho)
적분 (積分, jeokbun)
등분 (等分, deungbun)
분신 (分身, bunsin)
분쟁 (分爭, bunjaeng)
분과 (分課, bun'gwa)
분교 (分校, bun'gyo)
각분 (各分, gakbun)
세분 (細分, sebun)
분합 (分合, bunhap)
양분 (兩分, yangbun)
분원 (分院, bunwon)
분침 (分針, bunchim)
일분 (一分, ilbun)
균분 (均分, gyunbun)
분구 (分區, bun'gu)
분대 (分隊, bundae)
분사 (分詞, bunsa)
매분 (每分, maebun)
분가 (分家, bun'ga)
분계 (分界, bun'gye)
분광 (分光, bun'gwang)
분등 (分等, bundeung)
분설 (分設, bunseol)
분속 (分速, bunsok)
분점 (分店, bunjeom)
분심 (分心, bunsim)
미분 (微分, mibun)
분수 (分數, bunsu)
분모 (分母, bunmo)

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC bjunH).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	뿐〮 (Yale: ppwún)
Early Modern Korean
Text	Eumhun
Text	*Gloss (hun)*	Reading
Juhae Cheonjamun, 1804	분수 (bunsu)	분 (bun)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pu(ː)n]
Phonetic hangul: [분(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

分 (eumhun 분수(分數) 분 (bunsu bun))

hanja form^? of 분 (“part; portion”)
hanja form^? of 분 (“component”)
hanja form^? of 분 (“status; standing”)
hanja form^? of 분 (“mutual affection”)
hanja form^? of 분 (“duty; responsibility”)

Compounds

충분 (充分, chungbun)
부분 (部分, bubun)
처분 (處分, cheobun)
명분 (名分, myeongbun)
신분 (身分, sinbun)
덕분 (德分, deokbun)
성분 (成分, seongbun)
분량 (分量, bullyang)
수분 (水分, subun)
본분 (本分, bonbun)
양분 (養分, yangbun)
당분 (糖分, dangbun)
직분 (職分, jikbun)
응분 (應分, eungbun)
염분 (鹽分, yeombun)
정분 (情分, jeongbun)
여분 (餘分, yeobun)
철분 (鐵分, cheolbun)
친분 (親分, chinbun)
과분 (過分, gwabun)
선분 (線分, seonbun)
천분 (天分, cheonbun)
황분 (黃分, hwangbun)
복분 (福分, bokbun)
순분 (純分, sunbun)
분의 (分義, bunui)
분내 (分內, bunnae)
분외 (分外, bunoe)
성분 (性分, seongbun)
연분 (年分, yeonbun)
교분 (交分, gyobun)
면분 (面分, myeonbun)
명분 (命分, myeongbun)
분한 (分限, bunhan)
분수 (分數, bunsu)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

Vietnamese

Han character

分: Hán Việt readings: phân, phần, phận

Chữ Hán form of phân (“divide”).
Chữ Hán form of phần (“part”).
Chữ Hán form of phận (“role”).

Compounds

𨑮分院𨑮 (mười phân vẹn mười)

[1] Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 282 (paper), page 191 (digital)

[2] Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 208 (paper), page 116 (digital)

[3] 白川静 (Shirakawa Shizuka) (2014) “分”, in 字通 (Jitsū)‎^[1] (in Japanese), popular edition, Tōkyō: Heibonsha, →ISBN

[DJR-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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SI prefix
Last		Next
n/a	分	釐

Chinese historical small numbers
Value	Character	Notes
10^-1	分 (fèn)	Still in use. SI prefix deci-.
10^-2	厘 (lí), 釐 (lí)	Still in use. SI prefix centi-.
10^-3	毫 (háo)	Still in use. SI prefix milli-. Also 毛 (máo).
10^-4	絲／丝 (sī)	Rarely used today.
10^-4	秒 (miǎo)	Obsolete, only in ancient texts.
10^-5	忽 (hū)	Rarely used today.
10^-6	微 (wēi)	Still in use. SI prefix micro-.
10^-7	纖／纤 (xiān)	Obsolete.
10^-8	沙 (shā)	Obsolete.
10^-9	塵／尘 (chén)	Obsolete. 納／纳 (nà) and 奈 (nài) are used for nano-.
10^-10	埃 (āi)	Obsolete. In modern use, the character for angstrom (10^-10 m).
10^-11	渺 (miǎo)	Obsolete.
10^-12	漠 (mò)	Obsolete. 皮 (pí) is used for SI prefix pico-.

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