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部 (bù): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 部

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How to write 部 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 部

部 stroke order diagram

3.

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部

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4.

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5.

How to Use 部

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 部 works in context.

Part or segment of a whole

These words use 部 to denote a part, portion, or section of something larger.

全部 • quán bù • all • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 部

HSK words that contain this character.

南部 • nán bù • southern part

HSK 3.0 · L4

nán南

bù

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 部 is used in context

Tā他

zài在

gōng公

sī司

de的

shì市

Information

Pinyinbù

Meaningpart

Strokes10

Radical阝

Traditional部

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1060

Zhuyinㄅㄨˋ

UnicodeU+90E8

CangjieYRLB

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咅spit

The mouth (口) and city (阝) with a stand (立) form a section — part or department.

quán全

bù部

all

部分 • bù fen • part; section; portion • HSK 4

HSK 4

bù部

fen分

part; section; portion

局部 • jú bù • part; locality • HSK 6

HSK 6

jú局

bù部

part; locality

Cardinal direction or region

Here 部 is combined with a cardinal direction to indicate a specific region or area.

东部 • dōng bù • the east • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

dōng东

bù部

the east

北部 • běi bù • northern part • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

běi北

bù部

northern part

西部 • xī bù • western part • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

xī西

bù部

western part

部

southern part

部门 • bù mén • department; branch; section

HSK 5

bù部

mén门

department; branch; section

内部 • nèi bù • interior

HSK 5

nèi内

bù部

interior

外部 • wài bù • the outside; (attributive) external

HSK 3.0 · L5

wài外

bù部

the outside; (attributive) external

总部 • zǒng bù • general headquarters

HSK 3.0 · L5

zǒng总

bù部

general headquarters

俱乐部 • jù lè bù • club

HSK 5

jù俱

lè乐

bù部

club

chǎng

场

bù部

gōng工

zuò作

。

He works in the company's marketing department.

tā他

zài在

xiāo销

shòu售

bù部

mén门

gōng工

zuò作

。

He works in the sales department.

gōng公

sī司

nèi内

bù部

zhèng正

zài在

jìn进

xíng行

gǎi改

gé革

。

Reforms are underway within the company.

wǒ我

zhī只

wán完

chéng成

le了

gōng工

zuò作

de的

yí一

bù部

fen分

。

I only completed part of the work.

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埠bùport city
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陀tuósteep bank, rough terrain
郡jùnadministrative division
陛bìsteps leading throne; throne
陇lǒngmountain located between Shanxi
邱qiumound, hill; surname

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