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分文

fēnwén
noun #23,710

Meanings

  1. 1 a single penny
  2. 2 the smallest amount of money
  3. 3 a cent

Examples

他身上分文不剩。
Tā shēnshang fēnwén bù shèng.
He has not a penny left on him.
我分文不取，完全是义务帮忙。
Wǒ fēnwén bù qǔ, wánquán shì yìwù bāngmáng.
I charge not a single cent — it is entirely voluntary help.

Tips

usage
分文 almost always appears in negative constructions: 分文不剩 (not a penny left), 分文不取 (charge nothing), 分文不差 (not a cent off).
memory
分 and 文 were both tiny historical currency units — picture the smallest coins imaginable stacked together.

Stroke Order

分 fēn
文 wén