Character Breakdown
分 = 八 + 刀
A knife dividing things — to separate, a minute
Radical: 刀 (no. 18)Strokes: 4
View stroke order →Definitions
- (verb) to divide
- to separate
- to distribute
- to allocate
- to distinguish (good and bad)
- part or subdivision
- fraction
- one tenth (of certain units)
- unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
- minute
- a point (in sports or games)
- 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
Example Sentences
十分钟。
Shí fēnzhōng
Ten minutes
Words Containing 分
Related Words
Grammar Notes
Duration ComplementHSK 2
Subject + Verb + 了 + Duration (+ Object)
From...To (从...到)HSK 2
从 + Starting Point + 到 + Ending Point
就 and 才 (Then/Only then)HSK 2
Subject + (Time/Condition) + 就/才 + Verb
Expressing Ratios/MultiplesHSK 4
Multiples: Number + 倍 | Fractions: Denominator + 分之 + Numerator | Percentages: 百分之 + Number
More Or Less (差不多)HSK 4
A 跟 B 差不多 / 差不多 + Number/Verb
HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 1
- HSK 2.0
- HSK 3
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 1 list
分: HSK 3 on the old exam, HSK 1 on the new one. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
On the new HSK 1 exam
Studying for HSK 1? Keep 分 with the rest of your level.
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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.