部
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bù · department, ministry

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #426
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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

阝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 部

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bùWords pronounced bù
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Example sentences

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Tā de gù shì yí bùfen shì zhēn de.他的故事一部分是真的。

Part of his story is true.

Source: Tatoeba #332940 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài wǒ de bù mén lǐ yǒu qī nán sì nǚ.在我的部门里有七男四女。

There are seven men and four women in my section.

Source: Tatoeba #795616 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men shì cóng fǎ guó nán bù lái de.他们是从法国南部来的。

They come from the south of France.

Source: Tatoeba #782294 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiù shì quán bù le ma?这就是全部了吗?

Is this all?

Source: Tatoeba #5585207 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiàn zài nǐ shì wǒ shēng huó de yí bùfen le.现在你是我生活的一部分了。

Now you're part of my life.

Source: Tatoeba #9432341 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā méi shuō dào guān yú tā de nà bùfen.他没说到关于他的那部分。

He kept back the part about himself.

Source: Tatoeba #8591248 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 部 in context

  1. Say bù, then recall the core meaning: department, ministry.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 北部 (běi bù), meaning “northern part”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 部 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.