汾

fén

noun

Meanings

汾河是山西最大的黄河支流。

Fénhé shì shānxī zuì dà de huánghé zhīliú.

The Fen River is the largest tributary of the Yellow River in Shanxi.

汾酒是中国的一种名酒。

Fénjiǔ shì zhōngguó de yì zhǒng míng jiǔ.

Fenjiu is a famous Chinese liquor named after the Fen River area.

culture

汾 names the Fen River in Shanxi. The region lent its name to 汾酒, one of China's most celebrated traditional liquors, made in Xinghua Village.

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

The water radical in left-side form. It marks 汾 as the name of a river, the Fen, which is the character's only common use today.

phonetic

分 fēn

to divide; to separate

Supplies the sound, fēn shifting to fén. Its 'divide' meaning plays no role here; it works purely as the phonetic part.

汾 fén