吩
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used in 吩咐[fen1 fu5]; used in transliteration of chemical compounds
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 吩
- Common rank
- #3,556
- Unicode
- U+5429
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Formation & memory
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Words with 吩
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吩坦尼 | fentanyl (loanword) (Tw) | |
| 苯并噻吩 | benzothiophene C8H9, a heterocyclic compound (with one benzene ring and one cyclopentene r… | |
| 头孢噻吩 | (pharm.) cefalotin (aka cephalothin) | |
| 吩嗪 | phenazine (loanword) | |
| 噻吩 | thiophene (chemistry) (loanword) | |
| 卟吩 | porphin C20H14N4 (loanword) | |
| 吩咐 | to tell; to instruct; to command |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 分 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分 sound part | to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity | |
| 粉 | powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster | |
| 盆 | basin, bowl, pot, tub | |
| 芬 | aroma, fragrance, perfume | |
| 纷 | tangled, scattered; numerous, confused | |
| 扮 | costume, disguise; to dress up | |
| 盼 | to look, to gaze; to expect, to hope for | |
| 酚 | carbolic acid; phenol | |
| 汾 | a river in Shanxi province | |
| 忿 | anger, fury; exasperation | |
| 氛 | air; atmosphere | |
| 玢 | (archaic) a kind of jade, porphyrite | |
| 棻 | sandalwood | |
| 棼 | rafters; disordered, confused | |
| 邠 | a county in Shaanxi province | |
| 鼢 | a variety of mole | |
| 坌 | dust; earth; river bank; to dig; to unite |