fēn

gas

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
气 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

air

分 sound component

  Sound component

fēnfèn

  

divide

Evolution

氛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
氛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
氛 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
氛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

fēn

gas, vapor, air; miasma; vapor

Most common words with 氛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

气氛

mood

氛围

ambience

miasma