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fèn

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fèn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fèn | fen4
English translation
to strive, to exert effort; to arouse

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About fèn

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

fèn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A man  working on the farm Tián

Etymology of fèn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

大隹田

Explanation

Simplified form of fèn . Origin unclear. The traditional component zhuī was removed for simplification.

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Words with fèn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
兴奋 xīngfèn excited興奮
奋斗 fèndòu to strive奮鬥
勤奋 qínfèn hardworking勤奮
奋力 fèn lì to strive奮力
振奋 zhènfèn to stir oneself up振奮
兴奋剂 xīng fèn jì stimulant興奮劑
奋战 fèn zhàn to fight bravely奮戰
艰苦奋斗 jiān kǔ fèn dòu to struggle arduously艱苦奮鬥
亢奋 kàng fèn excited亢奮
fèn to exert oneself (bound form) fèn
奋起 fèn qǐ to rise vigorously奮起
奋勇 fèn yǒng dauntless奮勇
奋进 fèn jìn to endeavor奮進
奋不顾身 fèn bù gù shēn regardless of perils奮不顧身
孤军奋战 gū jūn fèn zhàn lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)孤軍奮戰
自告奋勇 zì gào fèn yǒng to volunteer for自告奮勇
奋发 fèn fā energetic mood奮發
奋发图强 fèn fā tú qiáng to work energetically for prosperity (of the country)奮發圖強
发奋 fā fèn to make an effort發奮
令人振奋 lìng rén zhèn fèn inspiring令人振奮
奋起直追 fèn qǐ zhí zhuī to catch up vigorously奮起直追
发奋图强 fā fèn tú qiáng to pull one's socks up發奮圖強

fèn Decomposition & Compounds

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