汾

fén

noun

Meanings

HSK 3

汾酒是中国的一种名酒。

Fénjiǔ shì zhōngguó de yì zhǒng míng jiǔ.

Fenjiu is a famous Chinese liquor named after the Fen River area.

HSK 7-9

汾河是山西最大的黄河支流。

Fénhé shì shānxī zuì dà de huánghé zhīliú.

The Fen River is the largest tributary of the Yellow River in Shanxi.

culture

汾 names the Fen River in Shanxi. The region lent its name to 汾酒, one of China's most celebrated traditional liquors, made in Xinghua Village.

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

The water radical in left-side form. It marks 汾 as the name of a river, the Fen, which is the character's only common use today.

phonetic

分 fēn

to divide; to separate

Supplies the sound, 分 shifting to fén. Its 'divide' meaning plays no role here; it works purely as the phonetic part.

汾 fén