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Chinese symbol for “distribute”

分配
fēn pèi
to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for distribute is 分配 (fēn pèi), defined as: to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

分 fēn
to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes
配 pèi
to blend, to mix; to fit, to match
radical 164 ⾣ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “distribute”

WordPinyinMeaning
散发 (散發)sàn fāto distribute; to emit; to give off
分发 (分發)fēn fāto distribute; distribution
发行 (發行)fā xíngto publish; to issue; to release; to distribute
流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 分配.

WordPinyinMeaning
部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
分析fēn xīto analyze; analysis
分别 (分別)fēn biéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
分钟 (分鐘)fēn zhōngminute
十分shí fēnvery; completely
分享fēn xiǎngto share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial)
配合pèi hématching; fitting in with
配置pèi zhìto deploy; to allocate

See also: Japanese symbol for “distribute”.

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.