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CHINESE CHARACTER

fèn

粪

粪

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dung

Numbered pinyin
fen4
English meanings
manure, dung

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 米; bottom 共.

  • Top

    米
  • Bottom

    共
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Meaning & sound clues

米 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “grain”.

共 is identified as the sound component (gòng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 粪.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱米共

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    fèn粪féi肥。

    Manure.

  2. 02

    dòngwù动物fènbiàn粪便。

    Animal droppings.

  3. 03

    qīnglǐ清理gānjìng干净。

    Clean it up.

  4. 04

    zuò作féiliào肥料。

    Used as fertilizer.

  5. 05

    bǎochí保持wèishēng卫生。

    Keep clean.

  6. 06

    kēxué科学shī施féi肥。

    Fertilize scientifically.

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  • 粪便