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The character 分 is an ideogrammatic compound that places the component 八 (representing two things being separated) above 刀 (a knife). Together, they form a clear picture of a knife cutting an object into two parts, which gives the character its fundamental meanings of dividing, separating, or parting. Beyond the physical act of cutting, 分 has been extended to many kinds of division: splitting time into minutes, splitting currency into cents, assigning points on a grading scale, and expressing the abstract concept of an individual's share or obligation.
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我们分苹果吧。
这是我的大部分钱。
请给我五分钟时间。
他考试得了很高的分数。
请把蛋糕分成八份。
他们因意见不合而分手了。
我们必须区分事实和观点。
他仔细分析了问题的每个部分。
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