份

fèn · HSK 2

classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc

📊 份 fèn = measure word for shares, portions, copies (a newspaper, a meal)

Top 八 (split) + bottom 分 (divide) — a 份 is one divided share of something. Used for copies of documents, servings of food, jobs (一份工作), and gifts (一份礼物).

份 — person 亻+ divide 分
份 combines the person radical 亻with 分 (fēn, 'divide'), which provides both meaning and sound. Originally a variant used for a person's share or portion, it came to mean a 'part,' 'share,' or 'copy' (as of a document), and now serves as a measure word for portions and copies.

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