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
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刀
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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).
餐
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⺊
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夕
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又
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食
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The King of Chu (c) wants to enjoy his meal (餐), a bag of instant noodles (食) in front of the anthill (an1). A bat (夕) wants to eat it as well, although the King of Chu already marked it with a pennant (⺊)! Every time the bat swoops towards the noodles the King of Chu punches her with his boxing glove (又).