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CHINESE CHARACTER

bù

部

部

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measure word (general)

Numbered pinyin
bu4
English meanings
m.[general]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 咅; right 阝.

  • Left

    咅
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    • Top

      立
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    • Bottom

      口
  • Right

    阝

Meaning & sound clues

阝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “place”.

咅 is identified as the sound component (pǒu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 部.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰咅阝

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这shì是yī一bù部diànyǐng电影。

    This is a movie.

  2. 02

    fēnchéng分成jǐ几gè个bù部。

    Divided into departments.

  3. 03

    zhè这běn本shū书fēn分liǎng两bù部。

    The book has two parts.

  4. 04

    tā他zài在xiāoshòu销售bù部。

    He is in the sales department.

  5. 05

    yī一bù部zuòpǐn作品。

    A work.

  6. 06

    quánbù全部rén人lái来le了。

    Everyone came.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 一部分
  • 东部
  • 中部
  • 俱乐部
  • 全部
  • 内部
  • 北部
  • 南部
  • 外部
  • 大部分
  • 头部
  • 局部
  • 干部
  • 总部
  • 教育部
  • 胸部
  • 腹部
  • 西部
  • 部件
  • 部位
  • 部分
  • 部署
  • 部长
  • 部门
  • 部队
  • 面部
  • 颈部