(fèn) — manure, dung

Definition

粪 (fèn) is the raw waste itself — dung, excrement. 比 粪便 more clinical/written; 屎 is the everyday spoken word; 肥料 is the processed agricultural product.

noun
manuredung
Measure word ·

Examples

  • fèn Yǒu zhè xiē yòng tú.
    Manure has these uses.
  • Gǒu de fèn hěn chòu.
    Dog dung is very smelly.
  • Zhè xiē fèn shì hěn hǎo de féi liào.
    This manure is very good fertilizer.

Origin

Pictograph
六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíng

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 糞; 粪 is its simplified writing.

  • biàn
  • 𠦒𠦒𠦒
  • gǒng

The traditional form 糞 is built from 釆, 𠦒, and 廾; the simplified 粪 is a later abbreviation.

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