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Character Decomposition
部=咅+阝
Etymology
place
Meanings
ministry
department
section
part
division
troops
board
classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
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Words with 部 363 total
headquarters · head office本部běn bùcadre · official · officer · manager干部gàn bùMinistry of War (in imperial China)兵部Bīng bùMinistry of Works (in imperial China)工部Gōng BùMinistry of Revenue in imperial China户部Hù bùpart · local局部jú bùthe greater part; the majority; most大部dà bùMinistry of Appointments (in imperial China)吏部Lì bùsouthern part南部nán bùinterior · inside (part, section) · internal内部nèi bù
Idioms with 部 7 total
(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine按部就班àn bù jiù bānlit. half of the Analects (idiom)\ · fig. a saying praising the Analects of Confucius: mastering half of it is enough to improve one's abilities and govern the state半部论语bàn bù lún yǔlit. two ensembles of wind and percussion instruments (idiom)\ · fig. the croaking of frogs, likened to music; a cacophony of sounds两部鼓吹liǎng bù gǔ chuī