粉 (fěn): powder, cosmetic face powder, food prepared from starch, noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
粉 (fěn) is a Chinese character meaning “powder.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 米 (semantic) and 分 (phonetic). It ranks #1489 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 粉 grain. Its radical form 米 (rice) appears in many related characters such as 米 (mǐ, uncooked rice), 类 (lèi, kind), 精 (jīng, essence).
Definitions
- powder
- cosmetic face powder
- food prepared from starch
- noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 粉
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粉丝noun | fěn sī | bean vermicelli |
| 粉红adjective | fěn hóng | pink |
| 粉色noun | fěn sè | pink |
| 粉红色noun | fěn hóng sè | pink |
| 粉碎adjective | fěn suì | to crush |
| 粉碎机noun | fěn suì jī | pulverizer |
| 通心粉 | tōng xīn fěn | macaroni |
| 粉末noun | fěn mò | fine powder |
| 粉刷verb | fěn shuā | to paint |
| 白粉noun | bái fěn | face powder |
| 粉笔noun | fěn bǐ | chalk |
| 花粉noun | huā fěn | pollen |
| 胡椒粉noun | hú jiāo fěn | ground pepper (i.e. powder) |
| 粉身碎骨phrase | fěn shēn suì gǔ | (lit.) torn body and crushed bones (idiom) |
| 玉米粉noun | yù mǐ fěn | cornflour |
粉 appears in 101 compound words: 33 as the first character, 64 as the last, and 3 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 粉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
to present a false picture of peace and cover up the ongoing turmoil in society
Showing 8 of 9 idioms containing 粉.
Example Sentences
粉丝们在机场等候偶像的出现，场面十分热烈。
Fěnsīmen zài jīchǎng děnghòu ǒuxiàng de chūxiàn, chǎngmiàn shífēn rèliè.
Fans waited at the airport for their idol's appearance; the scene was very enthusiastic.
...汽旅毒杀2男!韩国蛇蝎美人照片曝光 IG粉丝暴涨50倍
. . . qì lǚ dú shā 2 nán ! hán guó shé 蝎 měi rén zhào piàn pù guāng I G fěn sī bào zhǎng 5 0 bèi
... Automobile Traveler Poisoned 2 Men! Korean femme fatale photos exposed IG fans soared 50 times
上水粉锦公路3狗疑被虐待 1狗尾巴几乎甩脱
shàng shuǐ fěn jǐn gōng lù 3 gǒu yí bèi nüè dài 1 gǒu wěi bā jī hū shuǎi tuō
Sheung Shui Fenjin Highway 3 dogs suspected of being abused 1 dog's tail almost fell off
周吉佩新春团拜 三地粉丝聚首一堂庆祝
zhōu jí pèi xīn chūn tuán bài sān dì fěn sī jù shǒu yī táng qìng zhù
Zhou Jipei's New Year group visit Fans from the three places gathered together to celebrate
坐拥百万粉丝的他,为何归零重启,一头扎进金山田野?
zuò yōng bǎi mò fěn sī de tā , wéi hé guī líng chóng qǐ , yī tóu zhā jìn jīn shān tián yě ?
He has millions of followers, why did he go back to zero and reboot, headlong into the Jinshan field?
拥有大量粉丝的模特犬走失20天,公司悬赏60万重金...
yōng yǒu dà liáng fěn sī de mó tè quǎn zǒu shī tiān , gōng sī xuán shǎng mò chóng jīn . . .
Model dog with huge fan base lost for 20 days, company offers $600,000 reward...
萨米是海绵宝宝粉丝。
Sà mǐ shì Hǎimián Bǎobǎo fěnsī.
Sami is a SpongeBob fan.
贝内迪托与排队的粉丝们击掌。
Bèi nèi dí tuō yǔ páiduì de fěnsī men jīzhǎng.
Benedito gave out high fives to fans in the queue.
我们需要面粉、砂糖和鸡蛋来做这个蛋糕。
Wǒmen xūyào miànfěn, shātáng hé jīdàn lái zuò zhège dàngāo.
We need flour, sugar and eggs to make this cake.
按口味加盐和胡椒粉。
àn kǒuwèi jiā yán hé hújiāofěn.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 米 (grain) component
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