分之

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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)
simp. #(分之)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (1) (23)
Final () (59) (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
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/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/pi̯uən/ /t͡ɕi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fēn zhī
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fan1 zi1

Particle

分之

  1. A way to express fractions and percentages.
    分之  ―  sān fēn zhī  ―  a third
    分之  ―  sān fēn zhī èr  ―  two thirds
    分之  ―  fēn zhī  ―  a quarter
    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.

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