分
Meanings · fēn
- to divide; to separate
- to distribute; to allocate
- to distinguish (good and bad)
- (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 fēn jú)
- fraction
- one tenth (of certain units)
- unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
- minute (unit of time)
- minute (angular measurement unit)
- a point (in sports or games)
- 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
Meanings · fèn
- part
- share
- ingredient
- component
Characters in this entry
- 分
- fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
Explore the spelling
Mandarin tones
1 · fen1
Compare attested words with these syllables ↗Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.
Connected dictionary
Sentences in context
Exact source-spelling matches. Open the reader for dictionary lookups, construction notes and related examples. Occurrence does not establish a particular dictionary sense.
Read this spelling in Classical texts
Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 30 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fan1 · fan6
Cantonese word readings for 分. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack
Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- to divide; to separate
- to distribute; to allocate; to assign; to allot
- to distinguish; to differentiate; to tell apart
- to break up; to end a relationship; to separate
- (Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) to give
- (Hakka, Teochew) by
- minute (unit of time)
- minute (unit of angle, 1/60 of a degree)
- fraction; proportion
- (education, competition, etc.) point; mark
- one tenth
- deci- (SI unit prefix)
- (economy, numismatics) 0.01 yuan (or dollars, etc.); fen; cent
- (Shanghainese, slang) ten yuan (or dollars, etc.) (Classifier: 張／张 w)
- (Shanghainese, by extension) money
- one tenth of a 寸 (a unit of length) — (Hong Kong) fan, legally defined as 0.00371475 metres
- one tenth of a 寸 (a unit of length) — (Mainland China) short for 市分, equivalent to 0.33 cm
- one tenth of a 畝 (a unit of area)
- a candareen (a unit of weight), one tenth of a 錢／钱 (qián, “mace”), and equal to ten 釐 (lí, “cash”)
- (historical) an ancient small unit of time
- (Hokkien) to adopt (a child)
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to beg (ask for food or money as charity)
character
- part; share; portion
- ingredient; component
- duty; responsibility
- status; standing
- lot; fate; destiny
- mutual affection
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 份 (fèn, classifier)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 分之 (fēn zhī)
Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack