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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 分别.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 分析 | fēn xī | to analyze; analysis |
| 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) |
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 别人 (別人) | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 区别 (區別) | qū bié | difference; 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.