Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

dust; powder

Chinese: 粉末、面粉;也指化妆用的粉。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “fen” becomes a different word in each tone. 粉 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 粉色fěn sèpink; white; erotic; beautiful woman
  • 粉碎fěn suìto crush; to smash; to shatter
  • 面粉miàn fěnflour
  • 粉末fěn mòfine powder; dust
  • 奶粉nǎi fěnpowdered milk

Example Sentence

春天,桃花开成了一片粉色。Chūn tiān, táo huā kāi chéng le yí piàn fěn sè.In spring, the peach blossoms bloom into a sea of pink.

春天Chūn tiānspring (season)桃花táo huāpeach blossomkāito open (transitive or int成了chéng leto be doneonepiàndisk粉色fěn sèpink