分

fe̅n = f + (e)n1

to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

分 = 八 + 刀 : Symbol for this character: A stopwatch (from the meaning "minute"). Frankenstein's monster participates in the annual championship of chopping eightballs in front of the encampment. Using a cleaver, he chops as many eightballs as he can in one minute.

分

fèn = f + (e)n4

part / share / ingredient / component

分 character breakdown

分
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 刀
  - 丿
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅

刀

da̅o = d + ao1

knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs

刀 = ㇆ + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: 刀 looks like a cleaver (while 刂 looks like a kitchen knife).

Don Quixote (d) serves his good deed of the day in front of the aorta (ao1). In order to feed the people, he uses a plow (㇆) to dig up bananas (丿), and cuts them into slices with a broad cleaver (刀).

八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

Characters with 分 as component

盼

pàn = p + an4

to hope for / to long for / to expect

盼 = 分 + 目 : Pinocchio (p) has been occupying the anthill's toilet (an4) for quite some time now, and the Eye of Providence (目) seriously hopes (盼) for Pinocchio to finish soon. The Eye of Providence is already looking at a stop watch (分) to see how long Pinocchio actually blocked the toilet, but it expects him to come out any minute (分) now.

吩

fe̅n = f + (e)n1

leave instructions / to order

吩 = 分 + 口 : Frankenstein's Monster orders a mandarin to jump in front of the encampment. He wants to see how long it can stay in the air, and wants to measure the time with a stopwatch.

份

fèn = f + (e)n4

classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc / variant of 分[fen4]

份 = 亻 + 分 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) is participating in Rosa Luxemburg's (亻) speed reading challenge in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). He has to read as many newspapers and magazines (份) as possible in one minute. Rosa stops the time using a stopwatch (分).

寡

guǎ = gu + a3

few / scant / widowed

寡 = 宀 + 丆 + 且 + 分 : After graduation, Gitta Giraffe (gu) chose to go into solidarity (寡) in the ashram's living room (a3). Day in, day out she has to stack wind wheels (丆) into shelves (且) in order for them to be shipped out. Next to her is a stopwatch (分) counting down the time she has to finish each rack, and her graduation cap (宀) carelessly thrown into a corner.

岔

chà = ch + a4

fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times)

岔 = 分 + 山 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is conducting a scientific investigation in the ashram's bathroom (a4) in which he sticks a fork (山) into a toilet at different positions and angles and measures with a stopwatch (分) how long it takes a bifurcation (岔) to appear once he flushes the toilet.

粉

fěn = f + (e)n3

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 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]) / to be a fan of

粉

fěn = f + (e)n3

powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch / noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / whitewash / white / pink / fan (suffix) (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]) / to be a fan of

粉 = 分 + 米 : Frankenstein's monster (f) is taking part in a competition in the encampment ((e)n3). In one minute (分) as stopped by a stop watch (分) he has to crush as much rice (米) as he can to a fine powder (粉).

贫

貧

pín = pi + (e)n2

poor / inadequate / deficient / garrulous

贫 = 分 + 贝 : Pocahontas (pi) has the crab (贝) cut her hair while stopping the time with a stopwatch (分) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). While the crab cuts quite fast, the resulting hairstyle is of very poor (贫) quality.

颁

頒

ba̅n = b + an1

to promulgate / to send out / to issue / to grant or confer

颁 = 分 + 页 : Beelzebub (b) is issuing (颁) grants (颁) in front of the anthill (an1), but they are only valid if caught within one second. So he stands there throwing the papers (页) in the air, laughing like a maniac as he ticks his stop watch (分) and watching the people despair as they are unable to get the grants (颁) in time.

掰

ba̅i = b + ai1

to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship)

掰 = 手 + 分 : Beelzebub (b) is terribly annoyed by a ticking under the earth in front of the airplane (ai1), so he tears the earth open and finds a ticking stopwatch (分). Although he is wearing two baseball gloves (手) he still manages to break the watch open (掰) with his hands to stop the ticking.

芬

fe̅n = f + (e)n1

perfume / fragrance

芬 = 分 + 艹 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) has a new job. In front of the encampment ((e)n1) he has to rip apart a sheet of artificial lawn (艹) into so small pieces that only a perfume (芬) remains. Moreover, he has to do it in under one minute standing next to a stopwatch (分).