TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
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ㄈㄣ · fēn/fèn
verb — to divide; noun — minute, point; (fèn) a share
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A knife (刀) drives the split (八) — to divide. Read fēn for the cutting and the cut-small units: 分開、一分鐘、一分錢; read fèn for the piece dealt to you: 部分、身分、本分.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
刀（刀）一落，餅成兩半（八）——一人一塊。
The knife (刀) comes down; the cake falls into halves (八) — one piece to each.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
fēn
(本義)分開、分配— to divide, deal out常用
→一分鐘、一分（錢、成績）— minute; cent; point — the cut-small units常用
fèn
(引申)部分、身分、本分— the share dealt to you — part, status, one's lot常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension