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分析 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
分析 ＝ 分 ＋ 析
ㄈㄣ ㄒㄧ · fēnxī
verb/noun — to analyze; analysis; to break down and examine

字源 FORM — what the parts do

分to divide, to separate (分開的分)fēn刀(knife) + 八(split apart) — a knife splitting things in two
析to split, to analyze (分析的析)xī木(wood) + 斤(axe) — an axe splitting wood along the grain
分析，分開的分，剖析的析。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

斧頭（析中的斤）照著木（木）的紋路劈下去——沿著天然的縫，木頭就分開了（分）。
The axe (斤 in 析) drops along the wood's natural grain — follow the seam and the wood splits (分) cleanly.
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解析jiěxīto parse, to break down — near-synonym, often technical研究yánjiūto research — what 分析 is a method of