分之

Chinese

 
to divide; minute; (a measure word)
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
's; him/her/it; this
trad. (分之) 分 之
simp. #(分之) 分 之

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 分 之
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 幫 (1) 章 (23)
Final (韻) 文 (59) 之 (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 府文切 止而切
Baxter pjun tsyi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pɨun/ /t͡ɕɨ/
Pan
Wuyun
/piun/ /t͡ɕɨ/
Shao
Rongfen
/piuən/ /t͡ɕie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pun/ /cɨ/
Li
Rong
/piuən/ /t͡ɕiə/
Wang
Li
/pĭuən/ /t͡ɕĭə/
Bernard
Karlgren
/pi̯uən/ /t͡ɕi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fēn zhī
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fan1 zi1

Particle

分之

  1. A way to express fractions and percentages.
    三分之一  ―  sān fēn zhī yī  ―  a third
    三分之二  ―  sān fēn zhī èr  ―  two thirds
    四分之一  ―  sì fēn zhī yī  ―  a quarter
    百分之八十  ―  bǎi fēn zhī bāshí  ―  eighty percent

Usage notes

In Chinese, fractions are written in the format denominator 分之 (fēn zhī) numerator. Percentages are written in the format 百分之 (bǎifēnzhī) ratio.

Synonyms

  • (Jin) 成之

Derived terms

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