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fěn

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fěn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fěn | fen3
English translation
powder
cosmetic face powder
food prepared from starch
noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
whitewash
white
pink
powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster

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About fěn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

fěn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

grain

Etymology of fěn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

米分

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

fēn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and fēn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using fěn

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zài 盛怒 shèng nù 之下 zhī xià , Fēng xìn 撕得粉碎 fěnsuì .

In his passion, he tore the letter into pieces.

dòu wán Fēng yóu 付费 fù fèi de xìn , 顿时 dùnshí 大发雷霆 dà fā léi tíng ,随即 suíjí 便 biàn xìn 粉碎 fěnsuì .

As soon as he finished reading the collect letter, he fell into a rage and tore it into pieces.

Hóng de xiàng Huǒ , fěn de 象霞, Bái 的象 Xuě .

They are red like fire, pink like cloud, white like snow.

找到 zhǎo dào le jiàn jiān 粉色 fěnsè 背带 bēi dài de .

She found one, light pink with thin straps.

qǐng yán 胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn 过来 guò lái .

Please pass the salt and pepper.

Words with fěn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
fěn powder fěn
粉丝 fěn sī bean vermicelli粉絲
粉红 fěn hóng pink粉紅
粉色 fěnsè pink粉色 fěnsè
粉红色 fěn hóng sè pink粉紅色
面粉 miàn fěn flour麵粉
奶粉 nǎi fěn powdered milk奶粉 nǎi fěn
粉末 fěnmò dust粉末 fěnmò
粉碎 fěnsuì to crush粉碎 fěnsuì
淀粉 diàn fěn starch澱粉
粉刷 fěn shuā to paint粉刷 fěn shuā
粉碎机 fěn suì jī pulverizer粉碎機
通心粉 tōng xīn fěn macaroni通心粉 tōng xīn fěn
花粉 huā fěn pollen花粉 huā fěn
白粉 bái fěn face powder白粉 bái fěn
粉笔 fěn bǐ chalk粉筆
米粉 mǐ fěn rice flour米粉 mǐ fěn
粉底 fěn dǐ foundation (cosmetics)粉底 fěn dǐ
粉尘 fěn chén dust粉塵
粉身碎骨 fěn shēn suì gǔ fig. to die horribly粉身碎骨 fěn shēn suì gǔ
粉刺 fěn cì pimple粉刺 fěn cì
胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder)胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn
洗衣粉 xǐ yī fěn laundry detergent洗衣粉 xǐ yī fěn
粉饰 fěn shì to paint粉飾
玉米粉 yù mǐ fěn cornflour玉米粉 yù mǐ fěn

fěn Decomposition & Compounds

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fěn Decomposition

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