西部
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
西部 (xībù) · the west
西部 (xībù) means “the west; western part”. It is written with 2 characters: 西 (west) + 部 (department). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 西部 is built
The characters
西 xī · west
What 西 is made of
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東 (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
他住在中国西部。Tā zhù zài Zhōngguó xībù.He lives in western China.
西部的天气怎么样？Xībù de tiānqì zěnmeyàng?What is the weather like in the west?
Questions about 西部
What does 西部 mean?
西部 (xībù) means “the west; western part”.
How do you pronounce 西部?
西部 is pronounced xībù.
Which HSK level is 西部?
西部 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 东西dōngxithing
- 西边xībiānwest side
- 西北xīběinorthwest
- 西餐xīcānWestern food
- 西方xīfāngthe West
- 西南xīnánsouthwest
- 西医xīyīWestern medicine
- 西瓜xīguāwatermelon
- 西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
- 东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngto look around
Learn 西部 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.