粉
fěn · HSK 7
cosmetic face powder
💅🍜 Rice 米 divided 八 into fine powder — fěn sounds like fin, fine grains
The character combines 米 (rice) on the left with 分 (divide) on the right. Rice ground and divided into tiny particles gives you powder. That same starchy powder becomes noodles, cosmetics, or any fine-ground ingredient.
粉 — rice 米 + divide 分
A semantic-phonetic compound: 米 (rice/grain) gives the meaning, while 分 (fēn, 'divide') hints at the sound. It originally referred to rice flour or finely ground powder, then extended to any powder and to the pale pinkish color of such powders.