份 (fèn) — (classifier) for documents, newspapers, magazines, contracts, gifts, portions of food, etc.
Definition
份 (fèn) is a measure word for discrete items treated as a 'copy' or 'portion' — newspapers, magazines, reports, contracts, gifts, servings of food. Use it when the object is naturally counted in individual units, not as a type.
classifier
for documentsnewspapersmagazinescontractsgiftsportions of foodetc.
Examples
- 份。Wǒ shōu dào le yí fèn lǐ wù.I received a gift.
- 份。Qǐng bǎ zhè yí fèn hé tong qiān yí xià.Please sign this contract.
- 份。Tā měi tiān kàn liǎng fèn bào zhǐ.He reads two newspapers every day.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
份 is built from 亻, the person form written in full as 人, and 分, which gives the sound.
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