Entry
  1. to deduct marks (when grading school work); to have marks deducted; penalty points; to lose points for a penalty or error

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to fasten, to button, button, buckle, knot, to arrest, to confiscate, to deduct (money), discount, to knock, to smash, spike or dunk (a ball), to cover (with a bowl etc), (fig.) to tag a label on sb, (Tw) (loanword) code

Pinyin
kòu
Strokes
6
Frequency
6686 of 2500
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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)

Pinyin
fēn
Strokes
4
Frequency
1072 of 2500