Chinese symbol for “distributed”

分布式

fēn bù shì

Traditional: 分佈式

distributed

The closest CC-CEDICT match for distributed is 分布式 (fēn bù shì), defined as: distributed.

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Characters and stroke order

分 fēn

to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes

布 bù

cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread

radical 50 ⼱ · 5 strokes

式 shì

formula, pattern, rule, style, system

radical 56 ⼷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

佈 bù

Other Chinese words for “distributed”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
分散式	fēn sàn shì	distributed
周延	zhōu yán	exhaustive; distributed (logic: applies to every instance)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 分布式.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
部分	bù fen	part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
分析	fēn xī	to analyze; analysis
分别 (分別)	fēn bié	to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
分钟 (分鐘)	fēn zhōng	minute
十分	shí fēn	very; completely
分享	fēn xiǎng	to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial)
发布 (發佈)	fā bù	variant of 发布 (fā bù)
宣布 (宣佈)	xuān bù	variant of 宣布 (xuān bù)
方式	fāng shì	way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)

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