to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
分
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八
+
刀
:
Symbol for this character: A stopwatch (from the meaning "minute"). Frankenstein's monster (f) participates in the annual championship of chopping eight-balls (八) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Using a cleaver (刀), he chops (kind of divides / separates (分)) as many eight-balls as he can in one minute (分).
泌
=
必
+
氵
:
Khubilai Khan (必) is excreting (泌) so much sweat that Marilyn Monroe (mi) has to collect it in water bottles (氵) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
颗
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果
+
页
:
Karl Marx (k) is eating grapes (果) in front of the elevator (e1). He doesn't care that there are kernels (颗) inside: He just spits them on a sheet of paper (页) to throw them away later.
粒
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立
+
米
:
Li Qingzhao (li) got a sack of rice (米) delivered to the space station. In the bathroom (Ø4) she fills the rice granules (粒) in a vase (立) to store them for a longer time.