四分 (sì fēn) — quartered | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

quartered

Examples

四分。
Zhuō shàng fàng zhe sì fēn píng guǒ.
There are quartered apples on the table.
四分。
sì fēn Dàn gāo fēn gěi le sì gè hái zi.
The quartered cake was given to four children.
四分。
sì fēn Xī guā shì xià tiān cháng jiàn de chī fǎ.
Quartered watermelon is a common summer eating style.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

分fēndivision

四 “four” and 分 “division” indicate something divided into four parts.

Characters in this word

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

The form 四 was drawn as a nose breathing out. It later came to be used for the word four.

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

八刀分

八八bāto separate
刀刀dāoknife

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

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