(fěn)

HSK 610 strokes

powder

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
fěn
Meaning
powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰米分

In this compound, the meaning comes from (grain); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

nǎifěn
HSK 6

powdered milk

Open 奶粉 page →
HSK 6

laundry detergent

Open 洗衣粉 page →
diànfěn
HSK 7-9

starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n

Open 淀粉 page →
fěnsuì
HSK 7-9

to crush; to smash; to shatter

Open 粉碎 page →
fěn
HSK 7-9

bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles

Open 粉丝 page →
miànfěn
HSK 7-9

flour

Open 面粉 page →
fěn

to follow each other's accounts (on Weibo etc)

Open 互粉 page →

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