北部
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
北部 (běibù) · northern part
北部 (běibù) means “northern part”. It is written with 2 characters: 北 (north) + 部 (department). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 北部 is built
The characters
北 běi · north
What 北 is made of
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Two people 匕 sitting back-to-back; phonetic loan for "north" (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
北部的冬天很冷。Běibù de dōngtiān hěn lěng.Winters in the north are very cold.
他住在城市的北部。Tā zhù zài chéngshì de běibù.He lives in the northern part of the city.
Questions about 北部
What does 北部 mean?
北部 (běibù) means “northern part”.
How do you pronounce 北部?
北部 is pronounced běibù.
Which HSK level is 北部?
北部 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 北边běibiānnorth side
- 北京BěijīngBeijing
- 北方běifāngthe north
- 东北dōngběinortheast
- 西北xīběinorthwest
- 北极běijíthe North Pole
- 南辕北辙nányuánběizhéto act in a way that defeats one's purpose
- 北běinorth
- 部分bùfenpart
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
Learn 北部 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.