HSK 1 · Telling time

分

fēn

fen (1/100 yuan); point

Stroke order of 分

分 is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A knife '刀' divides '八' a coin into tiny pieces — fen, the smallest unit.

Parts: 八 divide + 刀 knife

Example sentence

他这次考试得了九十分。

He got ninety points on this test.

Words with 分

分钟minute 分数score; mark 部分part 大部分most; the greater part 一部分a part 十分very; extremely 分开to separate 得分to score; score 分配to distribute; to assign 分组to divide into groups 分别to part; respectively; difference

More words: Telling time

上午morning (before noon)下午afternoon 中午noon 早上early morning 晚上evening 白天daytime 点o'clock; a little 小时hour 时间time 时候time; moment (when...)现在now 半天half a day; a long time 半年half a year 日期date 一会儿a moment; a while

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