Chinese symbol for “differentiate”
区分
qū fēn
Traditional: 區分
to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories
The closest CC-CEDICT match for differentiate is 区分 (qū fēn), defined as: to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “differentiate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 判 | pàn | (bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different) |
| 鉴别 (鑑別) | jiàn bié | to differentiate; to distinguish |
| 判别 (判別) | pàn bié | to differentiate; to discriminate |
| 分辨 | fēn biàn | to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve |
| 辨别 (辨別) | biàn bié | to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 区分.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 区域 (區域) | qū yù | area; region |
| 社区 (社區) | shè qū | community; neighborhood |
| 区别 (區別) | qū bié | difference; to distinguish |
| 自治区 (自治區) | zì zhì qū | autonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minorities (five in total: Guangxi, |
| 市区 (市區) | shì qū | urban district; downtown |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 分析 | fēn xī | to analyze; analysis |
See also: Japanese symbol for “differentiate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.