Chinese

分鐘

fēnzhōng
minute
  • TOCFL 2
  • 分钟

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Origin

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Lineage

  • characterChinese分 “to divide; to separate”
    • ideaChinese八 “eight”
    • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
  • characterChinese鐘 “bell (Classifier: 架; 座)”
    • meaningChinese金 “copper (Cu)”
    • soundChinese童 “child”
      • ideaChinese䇂 “crime, sin”
      • ideaChinese見 “to see”
        • componentChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
        • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”

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