分 (fēn) · to divide

分 (fēn) means “to divide”. It is made of 八 + 刀 and has 4 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

Break 分 into its parts

What 分 is made of

• 八 bā — eight
• 刀 dāo — knife
  • 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: Pieces 八 being further subdivided with a knife 刀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

分 stroke order

Example sentences

Words with 分

• 部分bùfenpart
• 大部分dàbùfenmost
• 分开fēnkāito separate
• 分数fēnshùscore
• 分钟fēnzhōngminute
• 十分shífēnvery
• 一部分yībùfenpart
• 得分défēnto score
• 分别fēnbiéto part
• 分配fēnpèito assign
• 分组fēnzǔto divide into groups
• 比分bǐfēnscore
• 充分chōngfènfull
• 分布fēnbùto be spread over
• 分散fēnsànto scatter
• 分手fēnshǒuto break up
• 分为fēnwéito divide into
• 分之fēnzhī(fraction) …分之…, e.g. 三分之一 one third
• 过分guòfènexcessive
• 学分xuéfēncourse credit
• 百分之bǎi fēn zhīpercent
• 成分chéngfèningredient
• 分析fēnxīto analyze
• 处分chǔfèndisciplinary action
• 分辨fēnbiànto distinguish
• 分寸fēncunsense of propriety
• 分红fēnhóngto share profits
• 分解fēnjiěto break down
• 分裂fēnlièto split
• 分泌fēnmìto secrete
• 分明fēnmíngclearly
• 分歧fēnqídifference of opinion
• 分量fènliangweight
• 划分huàfēnto divide
• 区分qūfēnto distinguish
• 万分wànfēnextremely

Also built with 八

• 公gōngfair
• 六liùsix
• 共gòngaltogether
• 兴xìnginterest
• 兵bīngsoldier
• 典diǎnlaw
• 办bànto do
• 只zhǐonly
• 叭bātrumpet
• 小xiǎosmall
• 扒bāto hold on to
• 木mùtree

Quick facts

Questions about 分