Chinese symbol for “divide”
分
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))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for divide is 分 (fēn), defined as: 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).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “divide”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解 | jiě | to divide; to break up |
| 分成 | fēn chéng | to divide (into); to split a bonus |
| 细分 (細分) | xì fēn | to divide (into subgroups etc); to break down (into subcategories, subprocesses etc) |
| 分给 (分給) | fēn gěi | to divide (and give to others) |
| 分隔 | fēn gé | to divide; to separate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 分.
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “divide”.
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.