政府部门 (zhèng fǔ bù mén) — government department; government branch | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

government departmentgovernment branch

Measure word · 个

Examples

政府部门。
Tā zài zhèng fǔ bù mén gōng zuò.
He works in a government department.
政府部门。
Nǐ kě yǐ lián xì zhè ge zhèng fǔ bù mén zī xún.
You can contact this government department for inquiries.
政府部门。
Zhè ge zhèng fǔ bù mén fù zé zhì dìng zhòng yào zhèng cè.
This government department is responsible for formulating important policies.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

政府government

政zhènggovernment affairs府fǔoffice

联合Coordinate

部门department

部bùsection门méncategory

联合Coordinate

政 “government affairs”, 府 “office”, 部 “section”, and 门 “category” name a government division.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pūaction

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng政zhèng

Same sound today

政 combines 正, which gives the sound, with 攴, an action-related part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

广付府

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

付

付fù府fǔ

Same sound today

府 shows a type of building with 广, while 付 gives the character its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

咅

咅pǒu部bù

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

部 pairs 咅, which gives the sound, with 邑. It originally named a place in today's Gansu.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

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Government & Politics

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