
The Chinese characters 分 meaning is divide; separate.
This ideogram is made up of 八 (divide), and clarified by radical 刀 (knife) to enforce the idea of dividing or separating. It is like dividing with a knife. 分 is used also for any small division, component or part, e.g., a minute, a mark or a cent.

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