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The character 分 is an ideogrammatic compound combining the top component 八, which suggests separation, with the bottom component 刀, representing a knife. This visually conveys the action of cutting something apart. From this concrete image, its meaning extends to dividing, separating, or parting. The sense further broadens to include abstract divisions, such as segments of time (minutes), units of currency (cents), portions of a score, and individual shares or responsibilities.
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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。