份

fèn
measure word HSK 4 #349

Meanings

  1. 1 measure word for copies, portions, servings

Characters

Person radical 亻 + 分 (to divide) - a person's divided share or portion.

Examples

HSK 3
Qǐng gěi wǒ yí fèn càidān.
Please give me a menu.
HSK 5
Wǒ yào liǎng fèn chǎofàn.
I want two orders of fried rice.
HSK 5
Zhè fèn bàogào hěn zhòngyào.
This report is very important.

Tips

usage
份 is used for: documents (一份报告), food portions (一份饭), newspapers (一份报纸), and gifts (一份礼物).

Components

radical
亻 rén
person (left-side form)
Left person radical 亻 - the side-form of 人. Anchors 份 in the human-action family alongside 你, 他, 价, 仅. Carries the meaning core: a 份 is what falls to one person - their portion, their share, their copy.
phonetic
分 fēn
to divide; portion
Right component supplies the sound: 分 fēn → fèn (just a tone shift). Adds a perfect semantic match: 分 already means 'divide,' so 亻 + 分 reads transparently as 'a person's divided share.' Same phonetic in 纷 (numerous), 粉 (powder), 盆 (basin).

Stroke Order

份 fèn