芬
perfume; fragrance
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How 芬 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “flower”) + 分 (phonetic, fēn)
How to remember it
essence · Heisig RSH #1944
flower + 分 part
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 分
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 分 (fēn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分 sound component | fēn | to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity |
| 粉 | fěn | powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster |
| 盆 | pén | basin, bowl, pot, tub |
| 纷 | fēn | tangled, scattered; numerous, confused |
| 扮 | bàn | costume, disguise; to dress up |
| 盼 | pàn | to look, to gaze; to expect, to hope for |
| 酚 | fēn | carbolic acid; phenol |
| 汾 | fén | a river in Shanxi province |
| 忿 | fèn | anger, fury; exasperation |
| 吩 | fēn | to order, to command; to instruct |
| 氛 | fēn | air; atmosphere |
| 玢 | bīn | (archaic) a kind of jade, porphyrite |
| 棻 | fēn | sandalwood |
| 棼 | fén | rafters; disordered, confused |
| 邠 | bīn | a county in Shaanxi province |
| 鼢 | fén | a variety of mole |
| 坌 | bèn | dust; earth; river bank; to dig; to unite |
Words containing 芬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斯芬克斯 | sī fēn kè sī | sphinx (myth.) (loanword) |
| 阿里斯托芬 | Ā lǐ sī tuō fēn | Aristophanes (c. 448-380 BC), Greek comic playwright |
| 格兰芬多 | Gé lán fēn duō | Gryffindor (Harry Potter) |
| 斯芬克司 | Sī fēn kè sī | Sphinx (Egyptian mythical beast) |
| 哈克贝利·芬历险记 | Hā kè bèi lì · Fēn Lì xiǎn Jì | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 馬克·吐溫|马克·吐温[Ma3 ke4 · Tu3 wen1] |
| 南芬区 | Nán fēn Qū | Nanfen, a district of Benxi City 本溪市[Ben3 xi1 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 安多芬 | ān duō fēn | endorphin (loanword) |
| 纽芬兰与拉布拉多 | Niǔ fēn lán yǔ Lā bù lā duō | Newfoundland and Labrador, province of Canada |
| 达芬西 | Dá fēn xī | see 達·芬奇|达·芬奇[Da2 · Fen1 qi2] |
| 芬兰语 | Fēn lán yǔ | Finnish (language); suomen kieli |
| 芬多精 | fēn duō jīng | phytoncide (biochemistry) |
| 达·芬奇 | Dá · Fēn qí | Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter |
| 芬太尼 | fēn tài ní | (loanword) fentanyl |
| 里希特霍芬 | Lǐ xī tè huò fēn | Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major … |
| 新芬党 | Xīn fēn dǎng | Sinn Fein, Irish political party |
| 贝多芬 | Bèi duō fēn | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer |
| 布洛芬 | bù luò fēn | ibuprofen |
| 马芬 | mǎ fēn | muffin (loanword); also written 瑪芬|玛芬[ma3 fen1] |
| 多芬 | Duō fēn | Dove (brand) |
| 南芬 | Nán fēn | see 南芬區|南芬区[Nan2 fen1 Qu1] |