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Chinese symbol for “respectively”

分别
fēn bié
Traditional: 分別
to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently

The closest CC-CEDICT match for respectively is 分别 (fēn bié), defined as: to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually; respectively.

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
别 bié
to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, mus
radical 18 ⼑ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 分别.

WordPinyinMeaning
部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
分析fēn xīto analyze; analysis
分钟 (分鐘)fēn zhōngminute
十分shí fēnvery; completely
分享fēn xiǎngto share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial)
特别 (特別)tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly
别人 (別人)bié renother people; others; other person
区别 (區別)qū biédifference; to distinguish

See also: Japanese symbol for “respectively”.

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.

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