东部
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
东部 (dōngbù) · the east
东部 (dōngbù) means “the east; eastern part”. It is written with 2 characters: 东 (east) + 部 (department). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 东部 is built
The characters
东 dōng · east
What 东 is made of
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Simplified form of 東, the sun 日 rising behind a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
部 bù · department
What 部 is made of
- 咅pǒu — to spit out
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 咅 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我家在城市的东部。Wǒ jiā zài chéngshì de dōngbù.My home is in the east of the city.
中国东部有很多大城市。Zhōngguó dōngbù yǒu hěn duō dà chéngshì.There are many big cities in eastern China.
Questions about 东部
What does 东部 mean?
东部 (dōngbù) means “the east; eastern part”.
How do you pronounce 东部?
东部 is pronounced dōngbù.
Which HSK level is 东部?
东部 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 东边dōngbianeast side
- 东西dōngxithing
- 东北dōngběinortheast
- 东方dōngfāngthe east
- 东南dōngnánsoutheast
- 房东fángdōnglandlord
- 东道主dōngdàozhǔhost
- 东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngto look around
- 股东gǔdōngshareholder
- 东dōngeast
Learn 东部 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.