ministry

department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

sound (咅) + settlement (阝) = department or division

The 阝 on the right side is the 'city/settlement' radical (邑), suggesting a defined territorial or administrative unit. 咅 is phonetic, giving the bù sound.

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CitySemantic

电影我已经看过两次了。

zhè bù diànyǐng wǒ yǐjīng kànguò liǎng cì le。

I have already seen this film twice.

他在政府的财政工作了很多年。

tā zài zhèngfǔ de cáizhèng bù gōngzuò le hěn duō nián。

He has worked in the government's ministry of finance for many years.

Words with 部

吻部

wěn bù

snout

部头

bù tóu

length of a book

部下

bù xià

troops under one's command

部件

bù jiàn

part; component

部位

bù wèi

part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)

部分

bù fen

part; portion; piece

部分工时

bù fen gōng shí

(Tw) part-time work

部委

bù wěi

ministries and commissions

部属

bù shǔ

troops under one's command

部族

bù zú

tribe; clan

部署

bù shǔ

to dispose

部落

bù luò

tribe

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