公分

gōngfēn

measure word #19,447

Meanings

1 centimeter (cm)
2 (old usage) gram (g)

Characters

to divide; fraction; cent

Examples

这条鱼有三十公分长。

Zhè tiáo yú yǒu sānshí gōngfēn cháng.

This fish is thirty centimeters long.

她比我高五公分。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo wǔ gōngfēn.

She is five centimeters taller than me.

Tips

usage

公分 for 'centimeter' is more common in Taiwan. In mainland China, 厘米 (límǐ) is the standard term. Both are understood everywhere, but regional preference differs.

Stroke Order

公 gōng

分 fēn