分钟 (fēn zhōng)

Character breakdown

• 分 (fēn) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a knife (刀) being used to cut two things apart (八).

• 钟 (Zhōng) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 中 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鐘.

Example sentences

1. 休息10分钟 — Let's take a 10-minute break.
2. 再等十分钟！ — Wait ten more minutes!
3. 几分钟后见。 — See you in a couple of minutes.
4. 1 小时有 60 分钟。 — An hour has 60 minutes.
5. 一分钟有 60 秒。 — A minute has 60 seconds.

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