粉

粉 U+7C89, 粉 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7C89 ← 粈 [U+7C88] CJK Unified Ideographs 粊 → [U+7C8A]

Translingual

Han character

粉 (Kangxi radical 119, 米+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 火木金尸竹 (FDCSH), four-corner 9892₇, composition ⿰米分)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 907, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26872
• Dae Jaweon: page 1332, character 33
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3143, character 7
• Unihan data for U+7C89

Chinese

trad.		粉
simp. #		粉

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 粉
Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

	Old Chinese
扮	*prɯːns, *hmroːlʔ, *pɯn, *pɯnʔ
盼	*pʰrɯːns
頒	*praːn, *bɯn
朌	*praːn, *bɯn
鳻	*praːn, *bɯn
份	*prɯn, *bɯns
汃	*pʰreːd, *prɯn
玢	*prɯn
邠	*prɯn
攽	*prɯn
砏	*prɯn, *pʰrɯn, *pʰɯn
貧	*brɯn
湓	*pʰɯːns, *bɯːn, *pʰɯns
盆	*bɯːn
葐	*bɯːn, *bɯn, *bɯn
坌	*bɯːns, *bɯnʔ, *bɯns
坋	*bɯːns, *bɯnʔ, *bɯns
分	*pɯn, *bɯns
吩	*pɯn
粉	*pɯnʔ
黺	*pɯnʔ
芬	*pʰɯn
紛	*pʰɯn
衯	*pʰɯn
棻	*pʰɯn, *bɯn
氛	*pʰɯn, *bɯn
雰	*pʰɯn
忿	*pʰɯnʔ, *pʰɯns, *bɯnʔ
魵	*pʰɯnʔ, *pʰɯns, *bɯn, *bɯnʔ
汾	*bɯn
羒	*bɯn
枌	*bɯn
棼	*bɯn
妢	*bɯn
梤	*bɯn
馚	*bɯn
鼢	*bɯn, *bɯnʔ
蚡	*bɯn, *bɯnʔ
弅	*bɯnʔ
秎	*bɯns

Characters in the same phonetic series (分) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pɯnʔ) : semantic 米 (“rice”) + phonetic 分 (OC *pɯn, *bɯns) – face powder made of rice.

Etymology 1

The earliest sense is believed to be "face powder". The term is then used for the color of this powder, "white", and later also the color of a face with this cosmetic, "pink". In early modern Chinese, the ancient "face powder" sense is partly reinforced by 粉底 (fěndǐ) (from English foundation). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	粉
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	方吻切
Baxter	pjunX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pɨunX/
Pan Wuyun	/piunX/
Shao Rongfen	/piuənX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/punX/
Li Rong	/piuənX/
Wang Li	/pĭuənX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pi̯uənX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fěn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fan2

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	粉
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	fěn
Middle Chinese	‹ pjunX ›
Old Chinese	/*mə.pənʔ/
English	flour
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	粉
Reading #	1/1
No.	3151
Phonetic component	分
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	粉
Old Chinese	/*pɯnʔ/

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): fěn (fen³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄣˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fen³

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): фын (fɨn, II)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fan²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): fun²

• Gan (Wiktionary): fiin³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): fún

  (Hailu, HRS): fun^ˊ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fun³

• Jin (Wiktionary): feng²
• Northern Min (KCR): hǒ̤ng
• Eastern Min (BUC): hūng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hún

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hung²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵fen
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fen³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fěn
    • Wade–Giles: fên³
    • Yale: fěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feen
    • Palladius: фэнь (fɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən²¹⁴/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: fen³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: фын (fɨn, II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fəŋ⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: fan²
    • Yale: fán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: fun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fun⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: fiin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɨn²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fún
    • Hakka Romanization System: fun^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fun³
    • Sinological IPA: /fun³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fun³
    • Sinological IPA: /fun³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: fun^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /fun²⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: feng²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /fəŋ⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hǒ̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɔŋ²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hūng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hún
    • Tâi-lô: hún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: huon
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /hun⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /hun⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hun⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hung²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: húng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huŋ⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵fen
    • MiniDict: fen^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²fen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /fən³⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: fen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸən⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: pjunX

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*mə.pənʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*pɯnʔ/

Definitions

粉

1. powder

   麵粉是小麥做的粉。 [MSC, trad.]
   面粉是小麦做的粉。 [MSC, simp.]

   Miànfěn shì xiǎomài zuò de fěn. [Pinyin]

   Flour is a powder made from wheat.

   1. face powder

      粉墨登場／粉墨登场  ―  fěnmòdēngchǎng  ―  to go on the stage

   2. flour
   3. (Cantonese, slang) heroin
2. ^† (ergative) to powder

   粉碎  ―  fěnsuì  ―  to smash

   粉身碎骨  ―  fěnshēn-suìgǔ  ―  to have one's body smashed to pieces

   • 一門二世，粉骨衛主。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     一门二世，粉骨卫主。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Southern Qi, by Xiao Zixian, 6^th century CE

     Yī mén èr shì, fěn gǔ wèi zhǔ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. ^⁜ white; whitewashed

   粉壁  ―  fěnbì  ―  white wall

   粉飾／粉饰  ―  fěnshì  ―  to whitewash

4. (～色) pink

   我把頭髮染成了粉的。 [MSC, trad.]
   我把头发染成了粉的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ bǎ tóufa rǎnchéngle fěn de. [Pinyin]

   I dyed my hair pink.

5. (dialectal) to whitewash
6. food made from starch or flour (noodles, vermicelli, etc., usually not made from wheat flour)

   粉條／粉条  ―  fěntiáo  ―  Chinese vermicelli

   涼粉／凉粉  ―  liángfěn  ―  grass jelly

   河粉  ―  héfěn  ―  he fen noodles

   粥粉麵飯／粥粉面饭 [Cantonese]  ―  zuk¹ fan² min⁶ faan⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  congee, rice noodles, wheat noodles, and rice

   1. (specifically) cellophane noodles; bean or sweet potato noodles
7. (Cantonese) powdery

Usage notes

• 粉 (fěn) and 麵／面 (miàn):

  As cereal food, generally 粉 is something made from rice while 麵 is from wheat. But this is not a strict distinction. The two characters are usually not interchangeable when referring to a specific kind of noodles.

Synonyms

• (powder):

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		粉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	麵兒
	Singapore	粉
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	麵兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	麵麵兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	麵麵, 麵子, 粉粉
	Wuhan	粉子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	粉子, 粉
	Hefei	粉
Cantonese	Guangzhou	粉
	Hong Kong	粉
	Yangjiang	粉
	Singapore (Guangfu)	粉
Gan	Nanchang	粉
Hakka	Meixian	粉
Jin	Taiyuan	麵麵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	粉
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	粉粉
Southern Min	Xiamen	粉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	粉
	Manila (Hokkien)	粉
	Chaozhou	粉
	Singapore (Teochew)	粉
Wu	Shanghai	粉
	Suzhou	粉
	Wenzhou	粉
Xiang	Changsha	粉子
	Shuangfeng	粉子

Dialectal synonyms of 粉 (“powder”) [map]

• (flour):

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		麵粉, 小麥粉, 粉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	白麵, 麵
	Taiwan	麵粉
	Chengde	白麵
	Chifeng	白麵, 麵
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	白麵
	Heihe	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Qiqihar	白麵, 麵
	Harbin	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Jiamusi	麵粉, 白麵
	Baicheng	麵粉, 麵
	Changchun	麵
	Tonghua	白麵
	Shenyang	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Jinzhou	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Singapore	麵粉
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	白麵
	Tangshan	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Cangzhou	麵
	Baoding	白麵, 麵
	Shijiazhuang	白麵
	Lijin	麵, 麵子
	Jinan	白麵, 麵
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	白麵
	Dandong	麵粉, 白麵, 麵
	Yantai	麵
	Yantai (Muping)	麵
	Qingdao	白麵, 麵
	Zhucheng	麵
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	白麵, 麵
	Lingbao	麥麵, 白麵
	Jining	麵
	Wanrong	麵
	Linfen	白麵
	Shangqiu	麵粉, 白麵
	Yuanyang	麵粉, 麵
	Zhengzhou	麵, 好麵
	Xinyang	麵
	Baihe	麵粉, 白麵, 灰麵, 麵
	Xi'an	麵, 麥麵, 麵粉, 白麵
	Baoji	白麵, 好麵, 麵
	Tianshui	麵
	Xining	白麵, 麵粉
	Xuzhou	麵粉, 麵, 白麵
	Fuyang	白麵, 麵
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	麵, 白麵
	Lanzhou	白麵, 麵粉
	Dunhuang	麵
	Hami	白麵
	Ürümqi	白麵, 麵
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	灰麵, 麵粉
	Nanchong	灰麵, 麵粉
	Dazhou	灰麵
	Hanyuan	灰麵
	Xichang	灰麵
	Zigong	灰麵
	Chongqing	灰麵
	Wuhan	灰麵, 麵粉
	Yichang	麵
	Xiangyang	麵粉, 灰麵
	Tianmen	麵粉, 白粉, 灰麵
	Guiyang	灰麵
	Zunyi	灰麵
	Bijie	灰麵
	Liping	灰麵
	Zhaotong	灰麵
	Dali	麵
	Kunming	麵粉, 白麵, 灰麵, 麵
	Mengzi	灰麵
	Guilin	灰麵, 麵粉
	Liuzhou	灰麵, 麵粉
	Jishou	灰麵
	Changde	灰麵
	Hanzhong	麵粉, 白麵, 灰麵, 麵
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	乾麵, 麵粉
	Yangzhou	乾麵, 麵粉
	Lianyungang	白麵, 乾麵
	Lianshui	乾麵, 麵
	Nantong	乾麵
	Anqing	麵粉
	Wuhu	灰麵
	Hefei	灰麵, 麵粉
	Hong'an	小麥粉子, 灰麵粉子, 粉子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	麵粉, 灰麵
	Hong Kong	麵粉
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	麵粉
	Macau	麵粉
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	麵粉
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	麵粉
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	麵粉
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	麵粉
	Foshan	麵粉
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	麵粉
	Foshan (Shunde)	麵粉
	Foshan (Sanshui)	麵粉
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	麵粉
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	麵粉
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	麵粉
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	麵粉
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	麵粉
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	麵粉
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	麵粉
	Taishan	麵粉
	Kaiping (Chikan)	麵粉
	Enping (Niujiang)	麵粉
	Heshan (Yayao)	麵粉
	Dongguan	麵粉
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	麵粉
	Qingyuan	麵粉
	Fogang	麵粉
	Yingde (Hanguang)	麥粉
	Yangshan	麵粉
	Lianshan (Butian)	麵粉
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	麵粉
	Shaoguan	麵粉
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	麵粉
	Renhua	麵粉
	Lechang	麵粉
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	麵粉
	Sihui	麵粉
	Guangning	麵粉
	Deqing	麵粉
	Huaiji	麵粉
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	麵粉
	Yunfu	穀麥粉
	Xinxing	麵粉
	Luoding	麵粉
	Yunan (Pingtai)	麵粉
	Yangjiang	麵粉
Gan	Nanchang	灰麵
	Pengze	麵粉
	Lichuan	麵灰
	Pingxiang	灰麵
Hakka	Meixian	麵粉, 麥粉
	Dabu (Xihe)	麵粉
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	麵粉
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	麵粉
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	麵粉
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	麵粉
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	麵粉
	Raoping (Xinfeng)	麵灰
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	麵灰
	Yudu	麵粉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	麵粉
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	麵粉
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	麵粉
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	麵粉
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	麵粉
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	麵粉
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	麵粉
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	麵粉
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	麵粉
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	麵粉
	Sabah (Longchuan)	麵粉
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	麵粉
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	麵粉
	Singkawang	麵粉
Huizhou	Jixi	灰麵, 麵, 白麵
	Shexian	灰麵
Jin	Taiyuan	麵, 好麵, 白麵
	Taiyuan (Jiancaoping)	好麵
	Taiyuan (Jinyuan)	好麵
	Pingyao	好麵
	Yangyuan	麵粉, 白麵
	Datong	白麵
	Xinzhou	麵, 白麵, 好麵
	Lüliang (Lishi)	白麵, 好麵
	Changzhi	麵
	Linhe	白麵, 麵
	Jining	白麵
	Hohhot	白麵
	Erenhot	白麵
	Pingshan	白麵
	Zhangjiakou	白麵
	Handan	麵粉, 白麵
	Linzhou	麵粉, 白麵
	Suide	白麵, 麵
	Shenmu	白麵, 麵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	麵灰
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	麵粉
	Fuqing	麵粉
Southern Min	Xiamen	麵粉
	Quanzhou	麵粉
	Zhangzhou	麵粉
	Zhao'an	麵粉
	Taipei	麵粉
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	麵粉
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	麵粉
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	麵粉
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	麵粉
	Yilan	麵粉
	Yilan (Luodong)	麵粉
	Yilan (Toucheng)	麵粉
	Changhua (Lukang)	麵粉
	Changhua (Yongjing)	麵粉
	Taichung	麵粉
	Tainan	麵粉
	Tainan (Anping)	麵粉
	Hsinchu	麵粉
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	麵粉
	Kinmen	麵粉
	Kinmen (Jinsha)	麵粉
	Penghu (Magong)	麵粉
	Penghu (Xiyu)	麵粉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	麵粉
	Manila (Hokkien)	麵粉
	Zhangping	麵粉
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	麵粉, 麵
	Datian	麵粉
	Chaozhou	麵粉, 麵灰
	Jieyang	麵粞, 麥粞, 麥粉
	Haifeng	麵粉, 麵
	Singapore (Teochew)	麵粉
	Haikou	麵粉, 麵
Puxian Min	Putian	麵末
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	麵末, 麵粉
	Xianyou	麵末
Central Min	Yong'an	麵粉
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	麵灰
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	麵粉
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	麵粉
Wu	Shanghai	麵粉, 乾麵
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	漿麵, 麵粉
	Shanghai (Jiading)	乾麵
	Shanghai (Chongming)	乾麵
	Suzhou	麵餑, 麵粉
	Danyang	麵白, 麵糏
	Hangzhou	麵粉
	Ningbo	麵粉
	Wenzhou	麵粉, 飛麵
	Jinhua	飛麵, 麥粉
Xiang	Changsha	灰麵
	Loudi	灰麵粉
	Shuangfeng	灰麵

Dialectal synonyms of 麵粉 (“(wheat) flour”) [map]

• (heroin):

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		海洛因, 海洛英
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	白麵兒, 老海 dated
	Taiwan	海洛因, 白粉
	Singapore	白粉
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	白麵兒, 老海
	Xi'an	白麵兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	白麵兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Dagudi (Maliba)	白粉
	Reshuitang (Longling)	白粉, 粉藥
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	白粉, 粉藥
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	白粉
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	白麵子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	白粉
	Hong Kong	海洛英, 白粉, 粉, 灰, 四仔
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	白粉
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	白粉
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	白粉
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	海洛英
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	白粉
	Móng Cái	白粉
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	白粉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	海洛因
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	海洛因
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	海洛因
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	海洛因
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	海洛因
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	海洛因
	Senai (Huiyang)	白粉
Jin	Taiyuan	料子
	Xinzhou	料子
Southern Min	Xiamen	海洛因
	Singapore (Hokkien)	白粉
	Chaozhou	白粉
	Shantou	白粉
	Jieyang	白粉
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	白粉
	Pontianak (Teochew)	下洛因
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	白粉
Wu	Danyang	白粉, 白麵
	Wenzhou	白粉

Dialectal synonyms of 海洛因 (“heroin”) [map]

• (pink):

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		粉紅, 粉
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	粉紅
Cantonese	Hong Kong	粉紅
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	粉紅
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	粉紅, 水紅
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	粉紅
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	粉紅
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	粉紅
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	粉紅
Southern Min	Xiamen	水紅
	Quanzhou	水紅
	Zhangzhou	水紅

Dialectal synonyms of 粉紅 (“pink”) [map]

• (noodles):

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		粉絲
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	粉, 粉絲
	Taiwan	粉絲, 冬粉
	Harbin	粉絲
	Singapore	冬粉
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	細粉條兒, 粉絲
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	粉絲, 粉絲子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	粉絲兒
	Wanrong	粉絲
	Xi'an	粉絲, 粉絲兒
	Xining	粉絲兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	粉絲
	Lanzhou	粉絲子
	Ürümqi	粉絲兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	粉絲, 粉, 粉條, 條粉
	Wuhan	線粉, 粉條
	Liuzhou	粉絲
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	粉絲, 索粉
	Yangzhou	粉絲, 索粉
	Hefei	粉絲
Cantonese	Guangzhou	粉絲
	Hong Kong	粉絲
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	來絲, 粉仔
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	粉絲
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	來絲仔
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	粉仔
	Macau	粉絲
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	粉絲
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	粉絲
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	粉絲
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	粉絲
	Foshan	粉絲
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	粉仔
	Foshan (Shunde)	粉絲
	Foshan (Sanshui)	粉絲
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	粉絲
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	粉絲
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	珍絲
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	粉絲
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	粉絲
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	粉絲
	Taishan	細粉
	Kaiping (Chikan)	細粉
	Enping (Niujiang)	細粉
	Heshan (Yayao)	粉絲
	Dongguan	來絲
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	粉絲
	Yangjiang	鬚粉
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	粉絲, 冬粉
	Singapore (Guangfu)	粉絲
Gan	Nanchang	線粉
Hakka	Meixian	粉絲, 麵線
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	粉絲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	來絲
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	粉絲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	粉仔
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	米絲
	Yudu	粉絲
	Hong Kong	來絲仔
	Senai (Huiyang)	冬粉
Huizhou	Jixi	粉絲
Jin	Taiyuan	粉絲, 細粉, 細粉絲
	Xinzhou	粉絲子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	粉絲, 山東粉
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	粉絲, 山東粉
	Matsu	山東粉
Southern Min	Xiamen	冬粉, 粉絲
	Quanzhou	冬粉
	Zhangzhou	冬粉, 粉仔
	Penang (Hokkien)	冬粉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	冬粉
	Manila (Hokkien)	冬粉, 山東粉
	Chaozhou	粉絲
	Jieyang	粉條, 粉絲
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	豆簽, 冬粉
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	珍絲
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	珍絲
Wu	Shanghai	線粉, 粉絲
	Shanghai (Chongming)	索粉, 線粉
	Suzhou	線粉, 索粉 wet
	Danyang	索粉
	Hangzhou	線粉
	Ningbo	線粉
	Wenzhou	洋粉
Xiang	Changsha	湘粉, 粉絲, 南粉, 西粉 less common
	Shuangfeng	南粉

Dialectal synonyms of 粉絲 (“cellophane noodles”) [map]

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (粉):

• → Vietnamese: phấn (粉)

Etymology 2

Short for 粉絲／粉丝 (fěnsī), from English fans.

Definitions

粉

1. fan; fanatic

   明粉  ―  Míng fěn  ―  fan of the Ming dynasty

   川粉  ―  chuānfěn  ―  fan of Donald Trump

   米粉  ―  mǐfěn  ―  fan of Xiaomi

2. (Internet, neologism, slang) follower on a social media platform; subscriber
3. (transitive) to be a fan of (a person, a group, etc.); to admire

Compounds

• 不施脂粉
• 中筋麵粉／中筋面粉 (zhōngjīn miànfěn)
• 丹粉
• 乾粉／干粉
• 互粉 (hùfěn)
• 代乳粉
• 低筋麵粉／低筋面粉 (dījīn miànfěn)
• 何粉
• 何郎粉
• 保健粉筆／保健粉笔
• 傅粉
• 傅粉何郎
• 傅粉施朱
• 傅粉郎
• 傳粉／传粉 (chuánfěn)
• 光粉
• 全脂奶粉
• 八一通粉
• 六朝脂粉
• 六朝金粉
• 冬粉 (dōngfěn)
• 動物澱粉／动物淀粉
• 勻脂抹粉／匀脂抹粉
• 受粉
• 團粉／团粉
• 土粉子
• 塗粉／涂粉 (thô͘-hún) (Min Nan)
• 塗脂抹粉／涂脂抹粉
• 墮休粉／堕休粉
• 太白粉 (tàibáifěn)
• 天花粉 (tiānhuāfěn)
• 奶粉 (nǎifěn)
• 嬰兒奶粉／婴儿奶粉
• 官粉
• 宮粉／宫粉
• 小粉
• 山粉圓／山粉圆
• 弄粉調朱／弄粉调朱
• 打粉底
• 抹粉施脂
• 授粉
• 排門粉壁／排门粉壁
• 搽灰抹粉
• 搽粉
• 搓粉團朱／搓粉团朱
• 搓粉摶朱／搓粉抟朱
• 搽脂抹粉
• 搏香弄粉
• 摶香弄粉／抟香弄粉
• 撲粉／扑粉 (pūfěn)
• 撚粉
• 擦粉塗額／擦粉涂额
• 擦脂抹粉
• 敷粉
• 斷金零粉／断金零粉
• 施丹傅粉
• 施朱傅粉
• 施粉
• 朱朱粉粉
• 朱粉
• 朱脣粉面／朱唇粉面
• 朱顏粉面／朱颜粉面
• 杏仁粉
• 果粉 (guǒfěn)
• 松粉
• 松花粉
• 桂粉
• 桃腮粉臉／桃腮粉脸
• 桃花粉
• 梅粉
• 梨花粉
• 楊妃粉／杨妃粉
• 榆粉
• 檀粉
• 殭屍粉／僵尸粉 (jiāngshīfěn)
• 水粉 (shuǐfěn)
• 水粉漆
• 水粉畫／水粉画
• 水銀粉／水银粉
• 汞粉
• 油粉
• 油頭粉面／油头粉面
• 洋粉 (yángfěn)
• 洗衣粉 (xǐyīfěn)
• 海粉
• 淡粉
• 涼粉／凉粉 (liángfěn)
• 滑石粉 (huáshífěn)
• 漂白粉 (piǎobáifěn)
• 漿粉／浆粉
• 漏粉
• 滴粉搓酥
• 澱粉／淀粉 (diànfěn)
• 瀨粉／濑粉 (laai⁶ fan²) (Cantonese)
• 灰粉
• 灰身粉骨
• 炒米粉
• 無塵粉筆／无尘粉笔
• 無灰粉筆／无灰粉笔
• 焙粉 (bèifěn)
• 煙粉／烟粉
• 煅粉
• 煙花粉黛／烟花粉黛
• 熒光粉／荧光粉
• 爽身粉 (shuǎngshēnfěn)
• 牆粉／墙粉
• 牙粉 (yáfěn)
• 牲粉
• 玄明粉
• 玉粉
• 玻璃粉
• 珠兒粉／珠儿粉
• 珠粉
• 瓊粉／琼粉
• 甘草粉
• 異花傳粉／异花传粉
• 畫粉／画粉
• 痱子粉 (fèizifěn)
• 發粉／发粉 (fāfěn)
• 白土粉 (báitǔfěn)
• 白粉 (báifěn)
• 白粉病 (báifěnbìng)
• 白粉蝶
• 白粉麵／白粉面
• 白魚粉／白鱼粉
• 矽粉病
• 硃粉／朱粉
• 碎身粉骨
• 碎骨粉尸
• 碎骨粉身
• 礬粉／矾粉
• 科頭細粉／科头细粉
• 秦氏粉
• 竹粉
• 節粉／节粉
• 筠粉
• 籜粉／箨粉
• 米粉 (mǐfěn)
• 米粉肉 (mǐfěnròu)
• 粉侯
• 粉刺 (fěncì)
• 粉刷 (fěnshuā)
• 粉合麻碎
• 粉吝紅慳／粉吝红悭
• 粉嘴
• 粉圓／粉圆 (fěnyuán)
• 粉團／粉团
• 粉圖／粉图
• 粉團兒／粉团儿
• 粉坊 (fěnfáng)
• 粉垣
• 粉堞
• 粉堵
• 粉塵／粉尘 (fěnchén)
• 粉壁 (fěnbì)
• 粉妝樓／粉妆楼
• 粉妝玉琢／粉妆玉琢
• 粉妝玉砌／粉妆玉砌 (fěnzhuāngyùqì)
• 粉娥
• 粉嫩 (fěnnèn)
• 粉定
• 粉巾
• 粉席
• 粉底 (fěndǐ)
• 粉彩 (fěncǎi)
• 粉態／粉态
• 粉戲／粉戏
• 粉房 (fěnfáng)
• 粉拂
• 粉拍
• 粉撲／粉扑
• 粉昆
• 粉本
• 粉末 (fěnmò)
• 粉板
• 粉條／粉条 (fěntiáo)
• 粉條子／粉条子 (fěntiáozi)
• 粉楦
• 粉汗
• 粉沸
• 粉淚／粉泪
• 粉淡香殘／粉淡香残
• 粉渦／粉涡
• 粉湯／粉汤 (fěntāng)
• 粉湯包子／粉汤包子
• 粉澤／粉泽
• 粉蒸
• 粉蒸肉 (fěnzhēngròu)
• 粉父
• 粉牆／粉墙
• 粉牌 (fěnpái)
• 粉畫／粉画
• 粉白
• 粉白墨黑
• 粉白黛綠／粉白黛绿
• 粉白黛黑
• 粉皮 (fěnpí)
• 粉省
• 粉真
• 粉碎 (fěnsuì)
• 粉筆／粉笔 (fěnbǐ)
• 粉節／粉节
• 粉箋／粉笺
• 粉籜／粉箨
• 粉籤子／粉签子
• 粉米
• 粉粧玉琢／粉妆玉琢
• 粉紅／粉红 (fěnhóng)
• 粉紅色／粉红色 (fěnhóngsè)
• 粉紙／粉纸
• 粉絲／粉丝 (fěnsī)
• 粉絮
• 粉綿／粉绵
• 粉綠／粉绿
• 粉線／粉线
• 粉繢／粉缋
• 粉繭／粉茧
• 粉繪／粉绘
• 粉署
• 粉腸／粉肠 (fěncháng)
• 粉臉／粉脸
• 粉色 (fěnsè)
• 粉艷／粉艳
• 粉花
• 粉芡
• 粉荔
• 粉荔枝
• 粉藻
• 粉蝶 (fěndié)
• 粉蝶兒／粉蝶儿
• 粉袍
• 粉裝玉琢／粉装玉琢 (fěnzhuāngyùzhuó)
• 粉身 (fěnshēn)
• 粉身灰骨
• 粉身碎骨 (fěnshēn-suìgǔ)
• 粉邊細絲／粉边细丝
• 粉郎
• 粉金
• 粉閣／粉阁
• 粉闈／粉闱
• 粉零麻碎
• 粉霞
• 粉面 (fěnmiàn)
• 粉面朱唇
• 粉面油頭／粉面油头
• 粉面硃脣／粉面朱唇
• 粉頸／粉颈
• 粉頭／粉头
• 粉頸酥胸／粉颈酥胸
• 粉題／粉题
• 粉食
• 粉飾／粉饰 (fěnshì)
• 粉飾太平／粉饰太平 (fěnshìtàipíng)
• 粉餌／粉饵
• 粉餅／粉饼 (fěnbǐng)
• 粉餈／粉糍
• 粉骨
• 粉骨捐軀／粉骨捐躯
• 粉骨碎身 (fěngǔsuìshēn)
• 粉骨糜身
• 粉骨糜軀／粉骨糜躯
• 粉骷髏／粉骷髅
• 粉體／粉体
• 粉鳥／粉鸟 (hún-chiáu) (Min Nan)
• 粉墨 (fěnmò)
• 粉墨登場／粉墨登场 (fěnmòdēngchǎng)
• 粉黛 (fěndài)
• 粉鼻兒／粉鼻儿
• 粉齏／粉齑
• 糜粉
• 紅粉／红粉 (hóngfěn)
• 紅粉佳人／红粉佳人 (hóngfěnjiārén)
• 紅粉知己／红粉知己
• 紅粉青樓／红粉青楼
• 紅粉青蛾／红粉青蛾
• 索粉
• 綠粉／绿粉
• 綺羅粉黛／绮罗粉黛
• 肏粉 (càofěn)
• 肥田粉
• 肥皂粉 (féizàofěn)
• 肥豬粉／肥猪粉
• 胡粉 (húfěn)
• 胰澱粉酶／胰淀粉酶
• 脂粉 (zhīfěn)
• 脂粉塘
• 脂粉客
• 脂粉小說／脂粉小说
• 脂粉氣／脂粉气 (zhīfěnqì)
• 脂粉錢／脂粉钱
• 胭脂花粉
• 脫脂奶粉／脱脂奶粉
• 膩粉／腻粉
• 自花傳粉／自花传粉
• 臺灣粉蝶／台湾粉蝶
• 花林粉陣／花林粉阵
• 芡粉 (qiànfěn)
• 花粉 (huāfěn)
• 花粉囊
• 花粉樓／花粉楼
• 花粉熱／花粉热
• 花粉管
• 花粉錢／花粉钱
• 花錢粉鈔／花钱粉钞
• 葛粉 (géfěn)
• 蕊粉
• 藕粉 (ǒufěn)
• 藥粉／药粉 (yàofěn)
• 虀粉 (jīfěn)
• 蛋粉
• 蛤粉
• 蛤蜊粉
• 蜂粉
• 蛺蝶粉／蛱蝶粉
• 蝶粉
• 蝶粉蜂黄
• 蝶粉蜂黃／蝶粉蜂黄
• 螢光粉／萤光粉
• 蟹粉 (xièfěn)
• 蠣粉／蛎粉
• 蠣粉牆／蛎粉墙
• 觀音粉／观音粉
• 調朱傅粉／调朱傅粉
• 調朱弄粉／调朱弄粉
• 調粉／调粉
• 調脂弄粉／调脂弄粉
• 豔粉／艳粉
• 豬腸粉／猪肠粉 (zhūchángfěn)
• 貴妃粉／贵妃粉
• 賸粉／剩粉
• 輕粉／轻粉
• 通心粉 (tōngxīnfěn)
• 金粉
• 金粉南朝
• 金粉樓臺／金粉楼台
• 金迷粉醉
• 鉛粉／铅粉 (qiānfěn)
• 銅粉／铜粉
• 銀粉／银粉
• 鋅粉／锌粉
• 鏇粉／旋粉
• 雪文粉 (sap-bûn-hún) (Min Nan)
• 雪粉
• 雪花粉
• 雲粉／云粉
• 青粉
• 青陵粉蝶
• 面如傅粉
• 面如敷粉
• 面粉 (miànfěn)
• 鞋粉
• 韶粉
• 飼料奶粉／饲料奶粉
• 香粉 (xiāngfěn)
• 骨粉
• 高筋麵粉／高筋面粉 (gāojīn miànfěn)
• 魚粉／鱼粉
• 鴨蛋粉／鸭蛋粉
• 鶯粉／莺粉
• 麝粉
• 麤粉／粗粉
• 麥粉／麦粉 (màifěn)
• 麰粉／𮮇粉
• 麵粉／面粉 (miànfěn)
• 黃粉／黄粉
• 黑粉病
• 黛粉葉／黛粉叶
• 齏粉／齑粉 (jīfěn)
• 齏身粉骨／齑身粉骨

 

References

• “粉”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	粉
Kyūjitai	粉

Kanji

See also:

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 粉

粉

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. powder

Readings

• Go-on: ふん (fun, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ふん (fun, Jōyō)
• Kun: こ (ko, 粉, Jōyō)、こな (kona, 粉, Jōyō)

Compounds

Compounds

• 花(か)粉(ふん) (kafun)
• 小(こ)麦(むぎ)粉(こ) (komugiko)
• 薄(はく)力(りき)粉(こ) (hakurikiko)
• 中(ちゅう)力(りき)粉(こ) (chūrikiko)
• 強(きょう)力(りき)粉(こ) (kyōrikiko)
• 蕎(そ)麦(ば)粉(こ) (sobako)
• 片(かた)栗(くり)粉(こ) (katakuriko)
• 澱(でん)粉(ぷん) (denpun)
• 米(べい)粉(ふん) (beifun), 米(こめ)粉(こ) (komeko): rice flour
• 黄(き)な粉(こ) (kinako)
• 粉(こな)茶(ちゃ) (konacha): dust tea
• 白粉(おしろい) (oshiroi), 白(はく)粉(ふん) (hakufun)
• 天(てん)花(か)粉(ふん) (tenkafun), 天(てん)瓜(か)粉(ふん) (tenkafun)
• 粉(こな)薬(ぐすり) (konagusuri)
• 粉(こな)雪(ゆき) (konayuki)
• 製(せい)粉(ふん) (seifun)
• 受(じゅ)粉(ふん) (jufun)
• 骨(こっ)粉(ぷん) (koppun)
• 胡(ご)粉(ふん) (gofun)
• 鱗(りん)粉(ぷん) (rinpun)
• 金(きん)粉(ぷん) (kinpun)
• 銀(ぎん)粉(ぷん) (ginpun)
• 鉄(てっ)粉(ぷん) (teppun)
• 粉(ふん)砕(さい) (funsai)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
粉
こ Grade: 5
kun'yomi

⟨ko₁⟩ → */kwo/ → /ko/

From Old Japanese.^[1] Used phonetically to spell ko in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE.^[2]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こ [kóꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3][4][5]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞]

Noun

粉(こ) • (ko) 

1. [from 759] powder
2. [from 759] flour

Usage notes

This reading remains in compounds and in certain set phrases. Use as a standalone noun began disappearing from the late 1600s in preference for the bisyllabic, and less ambiguous, kona reading.^[1]

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
粉
こな Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Appears to be 粉 (ko, “powder”, see above) +‎ な (-na, suffixing element, meaning unclear).^[5]

First cited to 1683.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こな [kònáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[3][4][5]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞na̠]

Noun

粉(こな) • (kona) 

1. [from 1683] powder
2. [from 1683] flour

Usage notes

This reading began to replace the monosyllabic ko reading from the late 1600s, likely due to sound shifts and the resulting ambiguity of monosyllabic words. Compare also ancient 足 (a) and modern 足 (ashi), ancient 羽 (ha) and modern 羽 (hane).^[1]

Synonyms

• パウダー (paudā)

References

1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2. c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 6, poem 997:

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3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
5. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 粉 (MC pjunX). Recorded as Middle Korean 분〮 (pwún) (Yale: pwún) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Pronunciation

• (powder; etc.):
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [분]
• (in 분홍 (粉紅, bunhong)):
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pu(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [분(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

粉

Wikisource 粉 (eumhun 가루 분 (garu bun))

1. hanja form^? of 분 (“powder”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 분진 (粉塵, bunjin)
• 분말 (粉末, bunmal)
• 분쇄 (粉碎, bunswae)
• 분필 (粉筆, bunpil)
• 분유 (粉乳, bunyu)
• 분홍 (粉紅, bunhong)
• 맥분 (麥粉, maekbun)
• 전분 (澱粉, jeonbun)
• 미분 (米粉, mibun)
• 철분 (鐵粉, cheolbun)
• 향분 (香粉, hyangbun)
• 분당 (粉糖, bundang)
• 골분 (骨粉, golbun)
• 분체 (粉體, bunche)
• 화분 (花粉, hwabun)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

粉: Hán Nôm readings: phấn^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

1. chữ Hán form of phấn (“powder”).

References

1. Génibrel (1898).
2. Bonet (1899).
3. Thiều Chửu (1942).
4. Nguyễn (1974).
5. Trần (1999).
6. Nguyễn et al. (2009).