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Keyword
powder
  • flour
  • cosmetic powder
  • plaster
Frequency
#1207
Strokes
10
Readings
fěn100%
Mnemonic
米 (grain) gives the meaning and 分 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
粉丝fěnsī
bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
粉fěn
powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝 (fěnsī)); to be a fan of
奶粉nǎifěn
powdered milk
粉碎fěnsuì
to crush; to smash; to shatter
粉末fěnmò
fine powder; dust
米粉mǐfěn
rice flour; rice-flour noodles; (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan
淀粉diànfěn
starch; amylum (C6H10O5)n
粉尘fěnchén
fine dust (esp. in environmental and industrial contexts)
毒奶粉dúnǎifěn
contaminated milk powder (milk powder adulterated with melamine in a 2008 scandal in China)
粉刷fěnshuā
to paint; to whitewash; emulsion; plaster
粉饰fěnshì
to paint; to whitewash; to decorate; plaster; fig. to gloss over; to cover up
白粉báifěn
face powder; chalk powder; heroin
粉刺fěncì
pimple; comedo; blackhead; acne
粉身碎骨fěnshēnsuìgǔ
(lit.) torn body and crushed bones (idiom); (fig.) to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life
红粉hóngfěn
rouge and powder; (fig.) the fair sex
授粉shòufěn
to pollinate
洗衣粉xǐyīfěn
laundry detergent; washing powder
胡椒粉hújiāofěn
ground pepper (i.e. powder)