Chinese symbol for “minute”
分钟
fēn zhōng
Traditional: 分鐘
minute
The closest CC-CEDICT match for minute is 分钟 (fēn zhōng), defined as: minute.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “minute”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微小 | wēi xiǎo | minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal |
| 渺小 | miǎo xiǎo | minute; tiny |
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate |
| 详细 (詳細) | xiáng xì | detailed; in detail |
| 细微 (細微) | xì wēi | tiny; minute |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 分钟.
| 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 |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very; completely |
| 分享 | fēn xiǎng | to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial) |
| 时钟 (時鐘) | shí zhōng | clock |
| 秒钟 (秒鐘) | miǎo zhōng | (time) second |
| 金钟 (金鐘) | jīn zhōng | Admiralty, Hong Kong |
See also: Japanese symbol for “minute”.
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