分辨
Old HSK 6
分辨 (fēnbiàn) · to distinguish
分辨 (fēnbiàn) means “to distinguish; to tell apart”. It is written with 2 characters: 分 (to divide) + 辨 (to recognize). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 分辨 is built
The characters
分 fēn · to divide
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)
辨 biàn · to recognize
What 辨 is made of
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
Example sentences
我分辨不出这两种颜色。Wǒ fēnbiàn bu chū zhè liǎng zhǒng yánsè.I can't tell these two colors apart.
孩子要学会分辨对和错。Háizi yào xuéhuì fēnbiàn duì hé cuò.Children must learn to tell right from wrong.
Questions about 分辨
What does 分辨 mean?
分辨 (fēnbiàn) means “to distinguish; to tell apart”.
How do you pronounce 分辨?
分辨 is pronounced fēnbiàn.
Which HSK level is 分辨?
分辨 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 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
Learn 分辨 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.