Meaning
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops
Chinese: 部分、部件或部门。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bu” becomes a different word in each tone. 部 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr.
- 全部quán bùwhole; all
- 大部分dà bù fenthe greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr.
- 一部分yī bù fenportion; part of; subset
- 部门bù méndepartment; branch; section; division
Example Sentence
这部电影很受欢迎。Zhè bù diàn yǐng hěn shòu huān yíng.This movie is very popular.
这Zhèthis部bùministry电影diàn yǐngmovie很hěnvery受shòuto receive欢迎huān yíngto welcome。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
立 + 口 on the left with the mound radical 阝 on the right: an administrative division of land or people — ‘part, section, ministry, unit; a measure word for works’.
A way to remember it
A division of the land (阝) — a part, a department.