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部bù

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部

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Shuowen

部 (bù) is composed of the phonetic element 咅 on the left and the radical 阝 (representing a city or high place) on the right; the radical 阝 indicates a location or division, while 咅 provides the sound. The character originally referred to a section or part of a city, and by extension, any subdivision or department. It is written with 阝 to signify a bounded area and 咅 for its phonetic value.

Pinyin

bù· HSK 2