分部 (fēn bù) — branch (of an organization, company, or institu…

Definition

noun

branch (of an organization, company, or institution)

Measure word · 个

分部。
Wǒ men gōng sī zài shàng hǎi yǒu yí gè fēn bù.
Our company has a branch in Shanghai.
分部。
Zhè ge fēn bù fù zé zhěng gè huá dōng dì qū de yè wù.
This branch is responsible for the entire East China region's business.
分部。
Zǒng bù de zhèng cè xū yào gè fēn bù zhí xíng.
The headquarters' policies need to be implemented by each branch.

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.

分fēnseparate/sub-

部bùpart/section

分 conveys separate or sub-, and 部 denotes a part or section, together forming a separate branch.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

八刀分

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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.

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