分

分 U+5206, 分 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5206 ← 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 𢺺 昐 朌 枌 㸮 玢 肦 瓰 盼 砏 秎 竕 衯 𥘶 粉 紛(纷) 羒 翂 聁 蚡 訜 躮 酚 兝 鈖 馚 䭻 魵 黺 鼢
• 邠 𢺹 攽 頒(颁) 鳻 𥽡 坌 岔 弅 忿 炃 瓫 盆 兺 蚠 貧(贫) 麄 㞣 芬 哛 棼 雰 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-.

• → 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)

• “Entry #593”, 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., 2024.

Shinjitai	分
Kyūjitai [1][2][3]	分󠄁 分+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	分󠄃 分+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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(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)

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

Japanese number-counter combinations for 分(ふん) (fun)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	What time?
一(いっ)分(ぷん) (ippun)	二(に)分(ふん) (nifun)	三(さん)分(ぷん) (sanpun) 三(さん)分(ふん) (sanfun)	四(よん)分(ぷん) (yonpun) 四(よん)分(ふん) (yonfun)	五(ご)分(ふん) (gofun)	六(ろっ)分(ぷん) (roppun)	七(なな)分(ふん) (nanafun) 七(しち)分(ふん) (shichifun)	八(はっ)分(ぷん) (happun) 八(はち)分(ふん) (hachifun)	九(きゅう)分(ふん) (kyūfun)	十(じゅっ)分(ぷん) (juppun) 十(じっ)分(ぷん) (jippun)	何(なん)分(ぷん) (nanpun) 何(なん)分(ふん) (nanfun)

• → Palauan: bung

Kanji in this term
分
ぶん Grade: 2
on'yomi

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 retasu

   one year's worth of lettuce

Kanji in this term
分
ぶ Grade: 2
on'yomi

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

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[2]	ᄂᆞᆫ홀〮 (Yale: nònhwól)	분 (Yale: pwùn)

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

Wikisource

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)