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六分之一 (liù fēn zhī yī) — one sixth; one part out of six equal parts

Definition

A fraction meaning 'one sixth' — one part when something is divided into six equal shares. The pattern is [number] + 分之 + [number], read bottom-up (六分之一 = 1⁄6, 六分之三 = 3⁄6).

numeral
one sixthone part out of six equal parts

Examples

  • 六分之一。
    Zhè kuài dàn gāo de liù fēn zhī yī shì wǒ chī de.
    I ate one sixth of this cake.
  • 六分之一。
    Wǒ men bān liù fēn zhī yī de xué shēng shì nǚ shēng.
    One sixth of the students in our class are girls.
  • 六分之一。
    Tā zhǐ yòng liù fēn zhī yī de shí jiān jiù wán chéng le rèn wu.
    He finished the task in only one sixth of the time.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 六 may come from a simple drawing of a shed, or from an ancient counting mark.

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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.

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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.

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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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