Chinese symbol for “subset”

一部分

yī bù fen

portion; part of; subset

The closest CC-CEDICT match for subset is 一部分 (yī bù fen), defined as: portion; part of; subset.

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

一 yī

one; a, an; alone

radical 1 ⼀ · 1 strokes

部 bù

department, ministry; division, unit; part, section

radical 163 ⾢ · 10 strokes

分 fen

to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “subset”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
子集	zǐ jí	(math.) subset
子集合	zǐ jí hé	(math.) subset

Related words

Other words that share a character with 一部分.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一个 (一個)	yī ge	a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
一些	yī xiē	some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一样 (一樣)	yī yàng	same; like
一定	yī dìng	surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
一起	yī qǐ	(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
一直	yī zhí	straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
部分	bù fen	part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
部门 (部門)	bù mén	department; branch
分析	fēn xī	to analyze; analysis

See also: Japanese symbol for “subset”.

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.