成分
Old HSK 5
成分 (chéngfèn) · ingredient
成分 (chéngfèn) means “ingredient; component; element”. It is written with 2 characters: 成 (to become) + 分 (to divide). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 成分 is built
The characters
成 chéng · to become
What 成 is made of
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
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)
Example sentences
这种药的成分是什么？Zhè zhǒng yào de chéngfèn shì shénme?What are the ingredients of this medicine?
这种饮料的主要成分是水和糖。Zhè zhǒng yǐnliào de zhǔyào chéngfèn shì shuǐ hé táng.The main ingredients of this drink are water and sugar.
Questions about 成分
What does 成分 mean?
成分 (chéngfèn) means “ingredient; component; element”.
How do you pronounce 成分?
成分 is pronounced chéngfèn.
Which HSK level is 成分?
成分 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 变成biànchéngto turn into
- 成绩chéngjìgrades
- 成为chéngwéito become
- 完成wánchéngto complete
- 组成zǔchéngto form
- 成功chénggōngsuccess
- 成果chéngguǒresult
- 成就chéngjiùachievement
- 成立chénglìto set up
- 成熟chéngshúripe
Learn 成分 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.