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汾

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name of a river

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Strokes
7
Radical
水 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
汾
Common rank
#3,201
Unicode
U+6C7E

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Formation & memory

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How 汾 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 分 sound ( fēn )

Components 氵 分

Words with 汾

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WordPinyinMeaning
汾西县 Fén xī Xiàn Fenxi, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
汾阳市 Fén yáng Shì Fenyang, a county-level city in Lüliang City 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu : 3 liang2 Shi4], Shanxi
临汾市 Lín fén Shì Linfen, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
汾西 Fén xī see 汾西縣|汾西县[Fen2 xi1 Xian4]
汾阳 Fén yáng see 汾陽市|汾阳市[Fen2 yang2 Shi4]
汾河 Fén hé Fen River
汾酒 Fén jiǔ Fenjiu (sorghum-based Chinese liquor)
临汾 Lín fén see 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4]
襄汾县 Xiāng fén Xiàn Xiangfen, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
襄汾 Xiāng fén see 襄汾縣|襄汾县[Xiang1 fen2 Xian4]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 分 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
分 sound part fēn to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
粉 fěn powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster
盆 pén basin, bowl, pot, tub
芬 fēn aroma, fragrance, perfume
纷 fēn tangled, scattered; numerous, confused
扮 bàn costume, disguise; to dress up
盼 pàn to look, to gaze; to expect, to hope for
酚 fēn carbolic acid; phenol
忿 fèn anger, fury; exasperation
吩 fēn to order, to command; to instruct
氛 fēn air; atmosphere
玢 bīn (archaic) a kind of jade, porphyrite
棻 fēn sandalwood
棼 fén rafters; disordered, confused
邠 bīn a county in Shaanxi province
鼢 fén a variety of mole
坌 bèn dust; earth; river bank; to dig; to unite