分毫

fēnháo

noun #23,621

Meanings

1 the slightest amount
2 a fraction
3 a tiny bit
4 a hairsbreadth

Characters

one-tenth / fraction / minute

one-thousandth / hair / tiny amount

Examples

这件事我分毫不差地完成了。

Zhè jiàn shì wǒ fēnháo bù chā de wánchéng le.

I completed this task without the slightest error.

他分毫未动那笔钱。

Tā fēnháo wèi dòng nà bǐ qián.

He did not touch even a fraction of that money.

两个测量结果分毫不差。

Liǎng gè cèliáng jiéguǒ fēnháo bù chā.

The two measurement results are identical to the slightest degree.

Tips

memory

分 (fēn) and 毫 (háo) are both ancient units of measurement — 分 is one-tenth and 毫 is one-thousandth of a 寸 (cùn, Chinese inch). Together, 分毫 refers to the tiniest possible amount, used idiomatically in phrases like 分毫不差 (not off by even a hair).

Stroke Order

分 fēn

毫 háo