Chinese symbol for “systematics”

分类学

fēn lèi xué

Traditional: 分類學

taxonomy; taxology; systematics

The closest CC-CEDICT match for systematics is 分类学 (fēn lèi xué), defined as: taxonomy; taxology; systematics.

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Characters and stroke order

分 fēn

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

radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes

类 lèi

category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble

radical 119 ⽶ · 9 strokes

学 xué

learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology

radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 分类学.

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
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)
人类 (人類)	rén lèi	humanity; human race
类似 (類似)	lèi sì	similar; analogous
学生 (學生)	xué sheng	student; schoolchild

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