析
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xī · to split wood

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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 析

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Example sentences

Notice where 析 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ men yǐ jīng jiāng tā zuò le fēn xī.我们已经将它做了分析。

We've had it analyzed.

Source: Tatoeba #5762984 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù zūn shǒu mìng míng guī zé huì dǎo zhì jiě xī cuò wù.不遵守命名规则会导致解析错误。

Not complying with the naming conventions will result in parse errors.

Source: Tatoeba #2915541 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jiān chí zì jǐ de fēn xī shì zhèng què de.她堅持自己的分析是正確的。

She maintains that her analysis is correct.

Source: Tatoeba #2638735 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jiān chí rènwéi zì jǐ de fēn xī shì zhèng què de.她坚持认为自己的分析是正确的。

She persists in saying that her analysis is correct.

Source: Tatoeba #1516458 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zěn me fēn xī zhè jù huà?你怎么分析这句话?

How do you parse this sentence?

Source: Tatoeba #13285171 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shì yì míng jīn róng fēn xī shī.汤姆是一名金融分析师。

Tom is a financial analyst.

Source: Tatoeba #10193685 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 析 in context

  1. Say xī, then recall the core meaning: to split wood.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 分析 (fēn xī), meaning “to analyze”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 析 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.