叁分之一 (sān fēn zhī yī) — (measure word phrase) one third (formal/anti-fraud form)

Definition

Formal/financial written form of 三分之一 ("one third") — used on contracts, receipts, and other documents to prevent fraud, where the written-out digit 叁 cannot be altered into another number.

numeral
(measure word phrase) one third (formal/anti-fraud form)
Easily confused

Examples

  • ，叁分之一。
    Hé tong zhōng guī dìng, lì rùn de sān fēn zhī yī guī yǐ fāng.
    The contract stipulates that one third of the profit goes to Party B.
  • 叁分之一。
    Zhè bǐ qián xū yào fēn chéng sān fēn zhī yī.
    This sum of money needs to be divided into one-third shares.
  • 叁分之一。
    Gōng sī chí yǒu sān fēn zhī yī de gǔ fèn.
    The company holds one third of the shares.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 叁 →

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

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

Open 分 →

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.

Open 之 →

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.

Open 一 →

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