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The character 粉 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component, the rice radical 米 (mǐ), provides the core meaning related to grains and food. The right component, 分 (fēn, "to divide"), acts as the phonetic element and also illustrates the physical process of grinding a whole grain into fine particles. Originally, 粉 referred specifically to rice flour. This meaning later extended to any finely ground powder, including cosmetics. Since early facial powders were often lightly tinted red, the character also came to mean the color pink. It is additionally used to describe starchy foods.
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粉色的花很漂亮。
妹妹喜欢草莓味的奶粉。
他把木头磨成了细粉。
她是那位演员的忠实粉丝。
这盒化妆粉的质感很细腻。
墙面粉刷后焕然一新。
社交媒体上有很多美妆博主分享定妆粉的用法。
这些考古发现的谷物已碳化成粉状。