How is 部 pronounced?

部 is pronounced “bù” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 部?

部 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 部?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 部 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3measure wordnoun

部

bù

部 (bù) means “ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他在教育部工作。

Tā zài jiàoyù bù gōngzuò.

He works at the Ministry of Education.

Words containing 部

部分bù fenpart; share; section; piece 部门bù méndepartment; branch; section; division 部署bù shǔto dispose; to deploy; deployment 部位bù wèipart (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable (e.g. the root), or a garment (e.g. the sleeve) etc)全部quán bùwhole; all 俱乐部jù lè bùclub (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)内部nèi bùinterior; inside (part, section); internal 局部jú bùpart; local 大部分dà bù fenin large part; the greater part; the majority 部队bù duìarmy; armed forces; troops; force; unit 西部xī bùwestern part 部长bù zhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister

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Frequently asked questions

What does 部 mean?: 部 (bù) means “ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 部 pronounced?: 部 is pronounced “bù” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 部?: 部 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 部?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 部 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18