成分 chéngfèn composition
composition; ingredient; element; component; one's social status
How to remember 成分: 成 to become + 分 divide = composition.
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How it is used
- A component/ingredient making up a whole - 食品成分 (shípǐn chéngfèn) food ingredients; 化学成分 chemical composition.
- Also 'social/class background' in older political usage (家庭成分). Distinguish from 成员 (chéngyuán, a member - a person in a group): 成分 is a constituent element/substance.
- 营养成分 (nutritional content) is a very common label word.