份

fèn

亻 + 分

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HSK 3.0Level 4

Definitions

fèn (classifier) classifier for gifts, documents, newspapers and other paper items

fèn (noun) portion; share

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 分 represents the sound.

About

The character 份 is a phonosemantic compound: the human radical 亻 on the left gives the meaning, and 分 on the right gives the sound. It is used as a measure word for portions, shares, or copies of documents. The phonetic 分 is itself composed of 八 (eight) above 刀 (knife), depicting the act of dividing something into parts. Adding the human radical specifies a portion or share that belongs to a person, differentiating 份 from the verb 分 'to divide'.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这份工作很辛苦。

Zhè fèn gōngzuò hěn xīnkǔ.

This job is very tough.

请给我一份菜单。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yī fèn càidān.

Please give me a menu.

十二月份天气很冷。

Shí'èr yuèfèn tiānqì hěn lěng.

The weather is very cold in December.

这是我的身份证件。

Zhè shì wǒ de shēnfèn zhèngjiàn.

This is my identification document.

他付出了双份的努力。

Tā fùchūle shuāng fèn de nǔlì.

He put in double the effort.

公司需要分析市场份额。

Gōngsī xūyào fēnxī shìchǎng fèn'é.

The company needs to analyze market share.

按合同份额分配利润。

Àn hétóng fèn'é fēnpèi lìrùn.

Distribute profits according to the contractual share.

他的言论有失其身份。

Tā de yánlùn yǒu shī qí shēnfèn.

His remarks are beneath his status.

Related Characters

Component: 亻

Component: 分

份