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Chinese words starting with “fen”

45 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable fen. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 8 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.

Initial f · final en · hear the four tones and see example characters →

  • 1st tone 28
  • 2nd tone 3
  • 3rd tone 5
  • 4th tone 9

Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.

Common words with this syllable

All 45 words

#WordPinyinPOSMeaningStudy list
1分fēnt,qt,v,g,n,dto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 局); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
2份fènqclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分
3分手fēn shǒuv,vnto part company; to split up; to break up
4粉fěnn,g,b,apowder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of
5粉丝fěn sīnbean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth
6愤怒fèn nùa,an,ad,vangry; indignant; wrath; ire
7分离fēn lív,vnto separate
8奋斗fèn dòuv,vnto strive; to struggle
9分散fēn sànv,a,adto scatter; to disperse; to distribute
10分裂fēn lièv,vnto split up; to divide; to break up; fission; schism
11分成fēn chéngv,vnto divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment
12粉色fěn sènpink; white; erotic; beautiful woman; powdered (with make-up)
13分类fēn lèivn,vto classify
14分歧fēn qíndivergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math.) bifurcation
15分布fēn bùv,vnto scatter; to distribute; to be distributed (over an area etc); (statistical, geographic) distribution
16吩咐fēn fùv,vnto tell; to instruct; to command
17纷纷fēn fēnd,zone after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell
18分解fēn jiěv,vnto resolve; to decompose; to break down
19氛围fēn wéinambience; atmosphere
20粉碎fěn suìv,zto crush; to smash; to shatter
21分为fēn wéivto divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
22分泌fēn mìv,vnto secrete; secretion
23粪fènnmanure; dung
24分辨fēn biànv,vnto distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
25分明fēn mínga,dclear; distinct; evidently; clearly
26坟墓fén mùngrave; tomb
27奋力fèn lìdto do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive
28分支fēn zhīnbranch (of company, river etc); to branch; to diverge; to ramify; to subdivide
29分量fēn liàngn(vector) component
30份额fèn énshare; portion
31粪便fèn biànnexcrement; feces; night soil
32分红fēn hóngv,n,vndividend; to award a bonus
33坟fénngrave; tomb; embankment; mound; ancient book
34分担fēn dānvto share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
35分工fēn gōngvn,vto divide up the work; division of labor
36粉末fěn mònfine powder; dust
37分化fēn huàv,vnto split apart; differentiation
38焚烧fén shāovto burn; to set on fire
39分割fēn gēv,vnto cut up; to break up
40芬芳fēn fāngnperfume; fragrant
41奋勇fèn yǒngddauntless; to summon up courage and determination; using extreme force of will
42分寸fēn cunnpropriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms
43分外fèn wàidexceptionally; not one's responsibility or job
44分赃fēn zāngvto share the booty; to divide ill-gotten gains
45分之fēn zhīm(indicating a fraction)

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