分母

fēnmǔ

noun #54,367

Meanings

HSK 4

分数下面的数叫分母。

Fēnshù xiàmian de shù jiào fēnmǔ.

The number at the bottom of a fraction is called the denominator.

HSK 7-9

两个分数相加，要先让分母相同。

Liǎng gè fēnshù xiāngjiā, yào xiān ràng fēnmǔ xiāngtóng.

To add two fractions, first make their denominators the same.

usage

Chinese reads a fraction denominator first: 3/4 is 四分之三 'of four parts, three'.

memory

母 'mother' sits at the bottom and carries the 分子 numerator, whose 子 means 'child'.

分 fēn

母 mǔ