南部
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
南部 (nánbù) · southern part
南部 (nánbù) means “southern part; the south”. It is written with 2 characters: 南 (south) + 部 (department). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 南部 is built
The characters
南 nán · south
What 南 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A musical bell (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
我家在中国南部。Wǒ jiā zài Zhōngguó nánbù.My home is in southern China.
南部的冬天不太冷。Nánbù de dōngtiān bù tài lěng.Winter in the south isn't very cold.
Questions about 南部
What does 南部 mean?
南部 (nánbù) means “southern part; the south”.
How do you pronounce 南部?
南部 is pronounced nánbù.
Which HSK level is 南部?
南部 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 南边nánbiansouth side
- 东南dōngnánsoutheast
- 南方nánfāngthe south
- 西南xīnánsouthwest
- 南辕北辙nányuánběizhéto act in a way that defeats one's purpose
- 指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
- 南nánsouth
- 部分bùfenpart
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 全部quánbùall
Learn 南部 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.