芬 (fēn): perfume, fragrance
芬 (fēn) is a Chinese character meaning “perfume.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 分 (phonetic). It ranks #1869 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 芬 flower. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- perfume
- fragrance
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斯蒂芬proper-noun | sī dì fēn | Stephen or Steven (name) |
| 贝多芬proper-noun | bèi duō fēn | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer |
| 芬兰proper-noun | fēn lán | Finland |
| 芬芳adjective | fēn fāng | perfume |
| 格兰芬多 | gé lán fēn duō | Gryffindor (Harry Potter) |
| 纽芬兰proper-noun | niǔ fēn lán | Newfoundland Island, Canada |
| 斯芬克斯noun | sī fēn kè sī | sphinx (myth.) (loanword) |
| 布洛芬noun | bù luò fēn | ibuprofen |
| 玛芬noun | mǎ fēn | (loanword) muffin |
| 芬尼 | fēn ní | pfennig (monetary unit) (loanword) |
| 达·芬奇 | dá · fēn qí | Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter |
| 马芬 | mǎ fēn | muffin (loanword) |
| 芬达proper-noun | fēn dá | Fanta (soft drink brand) |
| 阿里斯托芬 | ā lǐ sī tuō fēn | Aristophanes (c. 448-380 BC), Greek comic playwright |
| 新芬党proper-noun | xīn fēn dǎng | Sinn Fein, Irish political party |
芬 appears in 38 compound words: 21 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 47 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 芬 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
学习芬字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí fēn zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "芬" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.
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xiāng gǎng xué jiào dōng huá sān yuàn huáng zhū huì fēn yòu zhì yuán jiāng fēn lán dà zì rán jiào yù dài rù xiāng gǎng xué shēng qīn . . .
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zhāng guó róng shì shì 2 3 zhōu nián chén 淑 fēn jì huá chóu jiàn gē gē jì niàn guǎn
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bā bǐ bāo zhuāng hé zàng fēn tài ní mì sū lǐ zhōu yī zhé kòu diàn jí xià jià
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达芬奇比别人高瞻远瞩。
Dá Fēnqí bǐ biérén gāozhān-yuǎnzhǔ.
Da Vinci could see farther than others.
我的叔叔去过芬兰。
Wǒ de shūshu qù guo Fēnlán.
My uncle has been to Finland.
史蒂芬递给伊莎贝拉一袋薯片。
Shǐ dì fēn dì gěi yī shā Bèilā yī dài shǔpiàn.
Stefan handed Isabella a bag of chips.
芬兰的首都是什么？
Fēnlán de shǒudū shì shénme?
What's the capital city of Finland?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 艹 (flower) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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