fēn

used in 吩咐[fen1 fu5]

used in transliteration of chemical compounds

mouth (口) + sound fēn (分) = verbal command

口 anchors the meaning in speech or verbal command, as 吩 appears almost exclusively in 吩咐, meaning to instruct or order. 分 is purely phonetic, providing the fēn sound.

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MouthSemantic

有什么事你就咐我吧。

yǒu shén me shì nǐ jiù fēn fù wǒ ba。

If there is anything, just tell me what to do.

老师咐我们明天早点来。

lǎo shī fēn fù wǒ men míng tiān zǎo diǎn lái。

The teacher told us to come a little earlier tomorrow.

Words with 吩

头孢噻吩

tóu bāo sāi fēn

(pharm.) cefalotin (aka cephalothin)

卟吩

bǔ fēn

porphin C20H14N4 (loanword)

吩咐

fēn fu

to tell; to instruct; to command

吩嗪

fēn qín

phenazine (loanword)

吩坦尼

fēn tǎn ní

fentanyl (loanword) (Tw)

噻吩

sāi fēn

thiophene (chemistry) (loanword)

苯并噻吩

běn bìng sāi fēn

benzothiophene C8H9, a heterocyclic compound (with one benzene ring and one cyclopentene ring)

More characters with 口