分

分 (radical 18, 刀+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 金尸竹 (CSH), four-corner 8022₇, composition ⿱八刀)

• 雰, 忿

• KangXi: page 136, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1853
• Dae Jaweon: page 304, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 321, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5206

Historical forms of the character 分
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu Slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 八 (“to separate”) + 刀 (“knife”) – to separate with a knife.

分

1. to divide; to separate

   • 這項工作分兩階段進行。 [MSC, trad.]
     这项工作分两阶段进行。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zhè xiàng gōngzuò fēn liǎng jiēduàn jìnxíng. [Pinyin]

     This exercise is divided into two stages.

2. to distribute; to allocate; to assign; to allot

   • 他和兒子分吃了一張比薩餅。 [MSC, trad.]
     他和儿子分吃了一张比萨饼。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā hé érzǐ fēn chī le yī zhāng bǐsàbǐng. [Pinyin]

     He shared a pizza with his son.

   • 他和我一起分苹果。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

     Tā hé wǒ yīqǐ fēn píngguǒ. [Pinyin]

     He divided the apples with me.

   • 他們分到了一幢住房。 [MSC, trad.]
     他们分到了一幢住房。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tāmen fēn dào le yī zhuàng zhùfáng. [Pinyin]

     They were allotted a house to live in.

3. to distinguish; to differentiate; to tell apart

   • 我分不清他們。他們長得太像了。 [MSC, trad.]
     我分不清他们。他们长得太像了。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒ fēn bù qīng tāmen. Tāmen cháng dé tài xiàng le. [Pinyin]

     I cannot tell them apart. They are very much alike.

   • 他是一個懦夫，一個分不清蠻力和大丈夫氣概的恃強凌弱者。 [MSC, trad.]
     他是一个懦夫，一个分不清蛮力和大丈夫气概的恃强凌弱者。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā shì yī ge nuòfū, yī ge fēn bù qīng mánlì hé dàzhàngfū qìgài de shìqiánglíngruò zhě. [Pinyin]

     He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood.

4. Short for 分手 (fēnshǒu, “to break up”).
5. (Hakka, Teochew) to give
6. (Hakka, Teochew) by
   • 分人罵 / 分人骂 [Hakka]  ―  pûn ngìn ma [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]  ―  to be scolded (by people)
7. minute (unit of time)

   分鐘 / 分钟  ―  fēnzhōng  ―  minute

   • 現在是7點45分。 / 现在是7点45分。  ―  Xiànzài shì 7 diǎn 45 fēn.  ―  It's quarter to eight now.
8. minute (unit of angle, 1/60 of a degree)
9. fraction; proportion
   • 分之 (fēn zhī, “used to indicate a fraction”)
10. (sports, games) point; mark
    • 本題佔五十分。 / 本题占五十分。  ―  Běntí zhàn wǔshí fēn.  ―  This question counts for 50 points.
    • 我得了多少分？  ―  Wǒ dé le duōshǎo fēn?  ―  What's my score?
11. one tenth
12. deci- (SI unit prefix)
13. (numismatics) 0.01 yuan (or dollar, etc.); cent
14. one tenth of a 寸 (a unit of length)
    1. (Hong Kong) fan, legally defined as 0.00371475 metres
    2. (Mainland China) Short for 市分, equivalent to 0.33 cm
15. one tenth of a 畝 (a unit of area)
16. a candareen (a unit of weight), one tenth of a 錢／钱 (qián, “mace”), and equal to ten 釐 (lí, “cash”)
17. (historical) an ancient small unit of time

• (unit of length): 丈 (zhàng), 尺 (chǐ), 寸 (cùn)

• → Lao: ປັນ (pan, “divide, distribute”)
• → Thai: ปัน (bpan, “divide, distribute”)

分

1. part; share; portion
2. ingredient; component
3. duty; responsibility
4. status; standing
5. lot; fate; destiny
6. mutual affection
7. Alternative form of 份 (fèn, “classifier”).

Many of the senses are now written with the specialised character 份 (fèn).

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

• Go-on: ぶん (bun, Jōyō); ふん (fun, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ふん (fun, Jōyō)
• Kan’yō-on: ぶ (bu, Jōyō)
• Kun: わかる (wakaru, 分かる, Jōyō); わかれる (wakareru, 分かれる, Jōyō); わける (wakeru, 分ける, Jōyō); わかつ (wakatsu, 分かつ, Jōyō)
• Nanori: いた (ita); わけ (wake)

/pun/ → /fun/

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC pɨun, “a minute”).

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ふ​ん [fúꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

分 (hiragana ふん, rōmaji -fun)

1. minutes (duration)

分 (hiragana ふん, rōmaji fun)

1. a minute (unit of time)
2. a minute (unit of angle)

When preceded by a number, the reading changes depending on the phonetic context.

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC bɨun^H, “a minute”).

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ぶ​ん [búꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [bɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

分 (hiragana ぶん, rōmaji bun)

1. a part, a share, a portion

   このケーキは君 (きみ)の分 (ぶん)だよ。

   Kono kēki wa kimi no bun da yo.

   This piece of cake is your portion.

/bun/ → /bu/

Shift from bun above, with influence on the meaning from the Middle Chinese sense tied to original Middle Chinese reading /pɨun/.

• Kan’yōyomi
  • (Tokyo) ぶ [bù] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝ]

分 (hiragana ぶ, rōmaji bu)

1. an obsolete unit of currency equal to four 両 (りょう) (ryō) and to ten 釐 (りん) (rin)

分 (eumhun 나눌 분 (nanul bun))

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分 (phân, phận, phần)

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