Chinese symbol for “powder”
粉
fěn
powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder
The closest CC-CEDICT match for powder is 粉 (fěn), defined as: powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “powder”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面子 (麵子) | miàn zi | (medicinal) powder |
| 细粉 (細粉) | xì fěn | powder |
| 末子 | mò zi | powder; dust |
| 沙 | shā | granule; hoarse |
| 末 | mò | tip; end |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 粉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粉丝 (粉絲) | fěn sī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | powdered milk |
| 粉碎 | fěn suì | to crush; to smash; to shatter |
| 粉红色 (粉紅色) | fěn hóng sè | pink |
| 粉红 (粉紅) | fěn hóng | pink |
| 面粉 (麵粉) | miàn fěn | flour |
See also: Japanese symbol for “powder”.
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.