10.08Usage: ++
部
Segment / Division
- 部分 (bù fèn) Part Literal. Segment share
- 大部分 (dà bù fèn) Big percentage / Most
- 小部分 (yī xiǎo bù fèn) Small percentage / Few
- 全部 (quán bù) Everything Literal. All segments
- 部落 (bù luò) Tribe Literal. Segment descended (away from the city)
- 部队 (bù duì) Troops Literal. Division team
+ A LITTLE MORE +:
部门 (bù mén) Department Literal. Division (of a certain) form – often used in short (部). For examples:
- 体育部 (tǐ yù bù) Sports department
- 财政部 (cái zhèng bù) Finance department
- 消防部 (xiāo fang bù) Fire-fighting department
- 总部 (zǒng bù) Headquarter Literal. Main department
Compound characters with 阝 City Radical are usually city-related
- 邮 (yóu) Mail
- 邻 (lín) Neighbour
- 都 (dū) City
- 郊 (jiāo) Suburbs；
- 邦 (bāng) Nation
- 邪 (xié) Evil
- 郎 (láng) Gentleman
阝 City Radical is colloquially known as the Right-ear Radical as it is shaped like a ear and appears on the right side of a character - not to be confused with the Left-ear Radical, reference: 随