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river in Shanxi province (iii)

HSK 10
fén
フン
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 分 represents the sound.
Components
water (drops)+ divide/minute =
river in Shanxi province (iii)
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
fēn divide/minute
divide
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[fén]
name of a river
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
かわ
Kawa surname