三分之一 (sān fēn zhī yī) — one third

Definition

numeral

one third

三分之一。
Wǒ men bān sān fēn zhī yī de tóng xué shì nǚ shēng.
One third of the students in our class are girls.
三分之一。
Tā zhī chī le sān fēn zhī yī de dàn gāo.
She only ate one third of the cake.
三分之一。
Zhè ge xiàng mù sān fēn zhī yī yǐ jīng wán chéng le.
One third of this project is already completed.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

八刀分

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape pairs 止, a foot, with 一, a beginning place, and means to go.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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