How to write (fèn) — Stroke Order, Radical & Practice

fèn job, part, role; duty 6 strokes · Radical (man) · HSK 4 required writing character

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced fèn.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

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份 — 6 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
left man
right to divide

Radical

The radical of is — meaning man. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 使.

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. The lot or portion 分 allotted to a man 亻.

HSK 4 Words Containing 份

fèn (measure word: copies, portions)
请给我一份菜单。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yí fèn càidān.
Please give me a menu.
shēnfènzhèng ID card; identity card
请出示您的身份证。
Qǐng chūshì nín de shēnfènzhèng.
Please show your ID card.
yuèfèn month
你是几月份的生日?
Nǐ shì jǐ yuèfèn de shēngrì?
What month is your birthday?

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 36 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

我对现在的这工作还比较满意。
From Mock Exam 01 →
我都帮你画出来了,你改完再重新发我一
From Mock Exam 16 →
材料要送给谁?
From Mock Exam 14 →

Tasks Featuring 份 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 身份证

FAQ

What does 份 mean in Chinese?

份 (fèn) means job, part, role; duty. It is one of the 150 characters required for the HSK 4 writing section.

How many strokes does 份 have?

份 is written in 6 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 份?

The radical of 份 is 亻 (man). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 保, 任, 使, 倒, 低.

What is the pinyin for 份?

份 is pronounced fèn.

What HSK 4 words use 份?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 份 appears in 3 words, including 份 (fèn), 身份证 (shēnfènzhèng), 月份 (yuèfèn). See the full list above.

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