fěn

powder

cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]); to be a fan of

rice (米) + divide (分) = ground into powder

米 anchors the meaning: fine powder, especially starch-based. 分 mainly lends the sound fěn; its sense of dividing also hints at grain broken down into particles.

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RiceSemantic

她脸上涂了一层白色的

tā liǎn shàng tú le yī céng bái sè de fěn。

She applied a layer of white powder on her face.

这碗米又软又滑,味道很好。

zhè wǎn mǐ fěn yòu ruǎn yòu huá,wèi dào hěn hǎo。

This bowl of rice noodles is both soft and smooth, and tastes very good.

Words with 粉

K粉

k fěn

ketamine (slang)

嗦粉

suō fěn

to slurp noodles

通心粉

tōng xīn fěn

macaroni

酸辣粉

suān là fěn

hot and sour noodles (Sichuan-origin dish made with starch-based noodles)

金葱粉

jīn cōng fěn

glitter (sparkling material)

镁粉

měi fěn

magnesium powder (used in pyrotechnics etc)

铁杆粉丝

tiě gǎn fěn sī

die-hard fan

铁粉

tiě fěn

(slang) hardcore fan (abbr. for 鐵桿粉絲|铁杆粉丝[tie3 gan3 fen3 si1])

钻粉

zuān fěn

residue from drilling

香粉

xiāng fěn

face powder

骨粉

gǔ fěn

bone meal

高筋面粉

gāo jīn miàn fěn

bread flour

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