胸部
HSK 4 (2021)
胸部 (xiōngbù) · chest
胸部 (xiōngbù) means “chest”. It is written with 2 characters: 胸 (chest) + 部 (department). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 胸部 is built
The characters
胸 xiōng · chest
What 胸 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 匈xiōng — breast
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: A heart ⺼ in the chest 匈; 匈 also provides the pronunciation (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
医生检查了他的胸部。Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de xiōngbù.The doctor examined his chest.
你的胸部还疼吗？Nǐ de xiōngbù hái téng ma?Does your chest still hurt?
Questions about 胸部
What does 胸部 mean?
胸部 (xiōngbù) means “chest”.
How do you pronounce 胸部?
胸部 is pronounced xiōngbù.
Which HSK level is 胸部?
胸部 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 胸怀xiōnghuáimind
- 胸膛xiōngtángchest
- 胸xiōngchest
- 部分bùfenpart
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 全部quánbùall
- 一部分yībùfenpart
- 北部běibùnorthern part
- 部门bùméndepartment
- 部长bùzhǎngminister
Learn 胸部 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.