联络部 (lián luò bù) — liaison department

Definition

Compound noun built from 联络 ('liaison / to liaise') + 部 ('department, section'). It names a specific organizational unit that handles communication and coordination with outside parties.

noun
liaison department
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 联络部。
    Tā zài lián luò bù gōng zuò.
    He works in the liaison department.
  • 联络部。
    Zhè ge lián luò bù fù zé duì wài lián xì.
    This liaison department is responsible for external contacts.
  • 联络部。
    Gōng sī de lián luò bù zuì jìn chóng zǔ le.
    The company's liaison department was recently restructured.

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.

联络liaison
联liánconnect络luònetwork
联合Side by side
部bùdepartment

联 and 络 mean connecting, while 部 means a department.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

Open 联 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絡; 络 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè絡luò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 絡 pairs 糸 (thread) with 各 as a sound part, showing something wrapped in thread, like a web of thread; the simplified 络 is a later shorthand.

Open 络 →

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
邑邑yì
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.

Open 部 →

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