粉 fěn powder
powder; flour; cosmetic powder; pink
How to remember 粉: 米 rice + 分 divide = powder. Grandma grinds the rice and divides it into jars of fine white powder for the week.
Component breakdown
粉 = 米 rice + 分 divide
- 米 rice
- 分 divide
- 八 eight
- 刀 knife
Grandma grinds the rice and divides it into jars of fine white powder for the week.
How it is used
- Powder/flour - 面粉 (miànfěn) flour, 奶粉 (nǎifěn) powdered milk, 淀粉 (diànfěn) starch.
- Cosmetic powder and the color pink: 粉色 (fěnsè) pink, 化妆用的粉.
- 粉丝 (fěnsī) = glass/bean-thread noodles, and also a loanword for 'fans' (of a celebrity).
- To pulverize: 粉碎 (fěnsuì) to smash/crush (also figurative: 粉碎阴谋 to crush a plot); 粉末 (fěnmò) = fine powder.