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分 — to divide; to separate

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate

Pinyin
fēn · fèn
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — fēn, fèn — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 分: 4 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

分 — 4 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 分 in the HSK syllabus: 55

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocateHSK 1
  2. 分钟fēnzhōngminuteHSK 1
  3. 得分défēnto score a point; score; rating; gradeHSK 3
  4. 分开fēnkāito separate; to partHSK 3
  5. 部分bùfenpart; portion; pieceHSK 4
  6. 分数fēnshùgrade; mark; score; fractionHSK 4
  7. 分为fēnwéito divide sth into; to subdivideHSK 4
  8. 十分shífēnvery; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutelyHSK 4
  9. 比分bǐfēnscoreHSK 5
  10. 成分chéngfèncomposition; ingredient; element; componentHSK 5
  11. 充分chōngfènample; sufficient; adequate; full; fullyHSK 5
  12. 分别fēnbiéto part; to leave each otherHSK 5
  13. 分布fēnbùto scatter; to distribute; to be distributedHSK 5
  14. 分类fēnlèito classifyHSK 5
  15. 分离fēnlíto separateHSK 5
  16. 分配fēnpèito distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partitionHSK 5
  17. 分手fēnshǒuto part company; to split up; to break upHSK 5
  18. 分析fēnxīto analyze; analysisHSK 5
  19. 分享fēnxiǎngto shareHSK 5
  20. 过分guòfènexcessive; undue; unduly; overlyHSK 5
  21. 水分shuǐfènmoisture content; overstatement; paddingHSK 5
  22. 学分xuéfēncourse creditHSK 5
  23. 百分点bǎifēndiǎnpercentage pointHSK 6
  24. 分工fēngōngto divide up the work; division of laborHSK 6
  25. 分级fēnjíto rank; to grade; to classify; rank; gradeHSK 6
  26. 分期fēnqīby stages; staggered; step by step; in installmentsHSK 6
  27. 分散fēnsànto scatter; to disperse; to distributeHSK 6
  28. 划分huàfēnto divide up; to partition; to differentiateHSK 6
  29. 区分qūfēnto differentiate; to draw a distinctionHSK 6
  30. 百分比bǎifēnbǐpercentageHSK 7–9
  31. 本分běnfènone's part; one's role; one's duty; one's boundsHSK 7–9
  32. 处分chǔfènto discipline sb; to punish; disciplinary actionHSK 7–9
  33. 分辨fēnbiànto distinguish; to differentiate; to resolveHSK 7–9
  34. 分成fēnchéngto divide; to split a bonus; to break into; tenthsHSK 7–9
  35. 分寸fēncunpropriety; appropriate behaviorHSK 7–9
  36. 分担fēndānto shareHSK 7–9
  37. 分发fēnfāto distribute; distribution; to assign to a jobHSK 7–9
  38. 分割fēngēto cut up; to break upHSK 7–9
  39. 分红fēnhóngdividend; to award a bonusHSK 7–9
  40. 分化fēnhuàto split apart; differentiationHSK 7–9

And 15 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.