粉

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.

米+分→粉
分To dividePhonetic
米RiceSemantic

她脸上涂了一层白色的粉。

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

She applied a layer of white powder on her face.

这碗米粉又软又滑,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)

果粉

guǒ fěn

(slang) fan of Apple products

粉红

fěn hóng

pink

淀粉酶

diàn fěn méi

amylase

粉墨登场

fěn mò dēng chǎng

to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)

米粉

mǐ fěn

rice flour

黑粉

hēi fěn

(slang) anti-fan

白粉

bái fěn

face powder

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)

More characters with 米

粲敉洣咪彝粤