分针 (fēn) — minute hand (of a clock or watch)

Definition

The minute hand of a clock or watch. Pairs naturally with 时针 ('hour hand') — 分针 moves faster and completes one full circle each hour.

noun
minute hand (of a clock or watch)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 分针
    Tā kàn le yì yǎn qiáng shàng de zhōng, fēn zhèng zhǐ xiàng shí yī diǎn wǔ shí fēn.
    He glanced at the clock on the wall; the minute hand was pointing to eleven fifty.
  • 分针
    Zhè zhī lǎo zhōng de fēn zǒu dé hěn zhǔn, dàn shí zhēn yǒu diǎn sōng dòng.
    The minute hand of this old clock runs accurately, but the hour hand is a bit loose.
  • 分针
    Měi gé yì xiǎo shí, fēn jiù huì zhuǎn guò yì zhěng quān.
    Every hour, the minute hand makes a full circle.

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