分鐘 (fēnzhōng) — minute (unit of time, 1/60 of an hour)

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分鐘 word · TOCFL 1 (est.)

分鐘＝分＋鐘

ㄈㄣㄓㄨㄥ · fēnzhōng

noun — minute (unit of time, 1/60 of an hour)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

分to divide; minute (五分)fēn刀 (knife) + 八 (divide) — a blade dividing evenly

鐘clock; bell (時鐘)zhōng金 (metal) + 童 (child, phonetic) — the metal bell

分鐘，五分的分，時鐘的鐘。