懂中文 Dong Chinese

芬

fēn

fragrance

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 分 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

分 sound component

分  Sound component

fēn, fèn

  

divide

Evolution

芬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
芬 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
芬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

芬  

fēn

fragrance, aroma; perfume; fragrance

Most common words with 芬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

芬

perfume

芬兰

Finland

芬芳

perfume

贝多芬

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer

斯蒂芬

Stephen or Steven (name)