分
부수: 刀
획수: 4획
分 mostly has the meanings to divide, minute and portion.
分 = 八 + 刀
X = semantic/phonetic + semantic
• 八 depicts something that has been cut in two and represents the meanings ‘division’, ‘separate’ and ‘distinguish’. It was borrowed for the number eight 八.
• 刀 depicts a knife and also represents ‘cutting’ and ‘division’.
Evolution:
分 = to divide ➔ fraction ➔ minute
分 = to divide ➔ portion ➔ social position
Mnemonic
Imagine a pizza chef cutting 刀 the pizza into eight slices 八.
Vocab
| 分配 | 분배 | allocation; distribution |
| 分野 | 분야 | area; sphere; field |
| 分離 | 분리 | separation; segregation |
| 分析 | 분석 | analysis (disection-like) |
| 分光 | 분광 | a spectrum (division of light) |
| 氣分 | 기분 | feelings; mood; atmosphere |
| 分 | 분 | minute |
| 分量 | 분량 | a quantity; an amount; a measure |
| 分科 | 분과 | a department; a branch |
| 分子 | 분자 | a molecule |
| 區分 | 구분 | classification; categorisation |
| 水分 | 수분 | moisture |
| 充分 | 충분히 | enough; sufficient |
| 當分間 | 당분간 | for the time being |
| 大部分 | 대부분 | for the most part |
| 身分 | 신분 | social position/status |
| 分明 | 분명 | clear; distinct; obvious |
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Bibliography
Affiliate links help support uK.
— Daum 사전, [s.v. 分].
— Grant, B.K. (1982). A Guide To Korean Characters: Reading and Writing Hangul and Hanja, [s.v. 65]. Seoul: Hollym.
— Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters, [s.v. 分, 八, 刀].
— Seely, C., Henshall, K.G., & Fan, J. (2016). The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji: Remembering and Understanding the 2,136 Standard Japanese Characters, [s.v. 218]. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing.