分

分 U+5206, 分 ← 刅[U+5205] CJK Unified Ideographs 切 →[U+5207] Stroke order Stroke order

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

• 份, 吩, 坋, 妢, 岎, 帉, 㤋, 扮, 汾, 昐, 朌, 枌, 㸮, 玢, 肦, 盼, 砏, 秎, 竕, 衯, 粉, 紛 (纷), 羒, 翂, 聁, 蚡, 訜, 躮, 酚, 鈖, 馚, 䭻, 魵, 黺, 鼢
• 瓰, 兝, 邠, 攽, 頒 (颁), 鳻, 坌, 岔, 弅, 忿, 炃, 瓫, 盆, 兺, 蚠, 貧 (贫), 麄, 㞣, 芬, 哛, 雰, 棼, 釁, 氛, 掰, 椕, 㟗

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

trad. 分 simp. # 分

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 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. 分成五塊／分成五块 [Cantonese] ― fan1 sing4 ng5 faai3 [Jyutping] ― split into 5 pieces
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. to break up; to end a relationship; to separate See also: 分手
5. (Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) to give
6. (Hakka, Teochew) by 分人罵／分人骂 [Sixian 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 ― fēnzhī ― used to indicate a fraction
10. (education, competition, etc.) 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？ [MSC, trad. and simp.]Wǒ dé le duōshǎo fēn? [Pinyin]What’s my score? 攞高分／𫽋高分 [Cantonese] ― lo2 gou1 fan1 [Jyutping] ― to get high marks
11. one tenth
12. [from 19th c., officially from 1981 (PRC), 1985 (ROC)] deci- (SI unit prefix)
13. (economy, numismatics) 0.01 yuan (or dollars, etc.); fen; cent
14. (Shanghainese, slang) ten yuan (or dollars, etc.) (Classifier: 張／张 w)
15. (Shanghainese, by extension) money 還分／还分 [Shanghainese] ― 6we 1fen [Wugniu] ― to return money
16. 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
17. one tenth of a 畝 (a unit of area)
18. a candareen (a unit of weight), one tenth of a 錢／钱 (qián, “mace”), and equal to ten 釐 (lí, “cash”)
19. (historical) an ancient small unit of time
20. (Hokkien) to adopt (a child)
21. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to beg (ask for food or money as charity)

• (to divide):

• (to distribute):

• (to distribute):

• (to break up): 分手 (fēnshǒu)
• (to give):

• (by):

• (to beg for food or money):

• (cent):

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

SI prefix Last Next n/a 分 釐 Chinese historical small numbers Value Character Notes 10-1 分 (fèn) Still in use. SI prefix deci-. 10-2 厘 (lí), 釐 (lí) Still in use. SI prefix centi-. 10-3 毫 (háo) Still in use. SI prefix milli-. Also 毛 (máo). 10-4 絲 / 丝 (sī) Rarely used today. 秒 (miǎo) Obsolete, only in ancient texts. 10-5 忽 (hū) Rarely used today. 10-6 微 (wēi) Still in use. SI prefix micro-. 10-7 纖 / 纤 (xiān) Obsolete. 10-8 沙 (shā) Obsolete. 10-9 塵 / 尘 (chén) Obsolete. 納 / 纳 (nà) and 奈 (nài) are used for nano-. 10-10 埃 (āi) Obsolete. In modern use, the character for angstrom (10-10 m). 10-11 渺 (miǎo) Obsolete. 10-12 漠 (mò) Obsolete. 皮 (pí) is used for SI prefix pico-.

• → Malay: hun
  • → Indonesian: hun
• → Thai: หุน (hǔn, “a unit of length and weight”)
• → Zhuang: faen

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)
8. short for 分之 (fēn zhī)

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

• (ingredient): 成分 (chéngfèn)

• “分”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.

Shinjitai 分 Kyūjitai[1][2][3] 分󠄁分+󠄁?(Adobe-Japan1) 分󠄃分+󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi)(Moji_Joho) The displayed kanji may be different from the image due to your environment.See here for details.

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC pjun); compare Mandarin 分 (fēn):

• Go-on: ふん (fun, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ふん (fun, Jōyō)
• Kan’yō-on: ぶ (bu, Jōyō)

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC bjunH); compare Mandarin 分 (fèn):

• Go-on: ぶん (bun, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ふん (fun, Jōyō)
• Kan’yō-on: ぶ (bu, Jōyō)

From native Japanese roots:

• 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)、けじめ (kejime, 分)←けぢめ (kedime, けぢめ, historical)
• Nanori: いた (ita)、くまり (kumari)、ちか (chika)、わか (waka)、わけ (wake)

Kanji in this term 分 ふんGrade: 2 on’yomi

/pun/ → /fun/

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

• (Tokyo) ふん [fúꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[4]
• IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ɴ]

分(ふん) • (-fun)

1. minutes (duration)

分(ふん) • (fun)

1. a minute (unit of time)
2. a minute (unit of angle)
3. a unit of weight 1⁄10 of a 匁 (monme, “3.75g”)

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

• → Palauan: bung

Kanji in this term 分 ぶんGrade: 2 goon

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

• (Tokyo) ぶん [búꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[4]
• IPA(key): [bɯ̟̃ɴ]

分(ぶん) • (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. 一年(いちねん)分(ぶん)のレタスichinen-bun no retasuone year’s worth of lettuce

Kanji in this term 分 ぶGrade: 2 kan’yōon

/bun/ → /bu/

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

• (Tokyo) ぶ [bù] (Heiban – [0])[4]
• IPA(key): [bɯ̟]

分(ぶ) • (bu)

1. (historical, obsolete) unit of currency equal to four 両 (ryō) and to ten 釐 (rin)

• “分”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015-2026

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC pjun).

Historical readings Dongguk Jeongun reading Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 분 (Yale: pwùn) Middle Korean Text Eumhun Gloss (hun) Reading Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 ᄂᆞᆫ홀〮 (Yale: nònhwól) 분 (Yale: pwùn)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pun]
• Phonetic hangul: [분]

分 (eumhun 나눌 분 (nanul bun))

1. hanja form? of 분 (“to divide”)
2. hanja form? of 분 (“to distribute”)
3. hanja form? of 분 (“to distinguish”)
4. hanja form? of 분 (“fraction”)
5. hanja form? of 분 (“minute (unit of time)”)

From Middle Chinese 分 (MC bjunH).

Historical readings Dongguk Jeongun reading Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 뿐〮 (Yale: ppwún) Early Modern Korean Text Eumhun Gloss (hun) Reading Juhae Cheonjamun, 1804 분수 (bunsu) 분 (bun)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pu(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [분(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

分 (eumhun 분수(分數) 분 (bunsu bun))

1. hanja form? of 분 (“part; portion”)
2. hanja form? of 분 (“component”)
3. hanja form? of 분 (“status; standing”)
4. hanja form? of 분 (“mutual affection”)
5. hanja form? of 분 (“duty; responsibility”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

分: Hán Việt readings: phân, phần, phận

1. chữ Hán form of phân (“divide”)
2. chữ Hán form of phần (“part”)
3. chữ Hán form of phận (“role”)

• 𨑮分院𨑮 (mười phân vẹn mười)