部位
Old HSK 6
部位 (bùwèi) · part
部位 (bùwèi) means “part; position (esp. of the body)”. It is written with 2 characters: 部 (department) + 位 (measure word for people (polite)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 部位 is built
The characters
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)
位 wèi · measure word for people (polite)
What 位 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: The place where a person 亻 stands 立 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你哪个部位疼？Nǐ nǎge bùwèi téng?Which part of you hurts?
医生检查了受伤的部位。Yīshēng jiǎnchá le shòushāng de bùwèi.The doctor examined the injured area.
Questions about 部位
What does 部位 mean?
部位 (bùwèi) means “part; position (esp. of the body)”.
How do you pronounce 部位?
部位 is pronounced bùwèi.
Which HSK level is 部位?
部位 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 部分bùfenpart
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 全部quánbùall
- 一部分yībùfenpart
- 北部běibùnorthern part
- 部门bùméndepartment
- 部长bùzhǎngminister
- 东部dōngbùthe east
- 南部nánbùsouthern part
- 西部xībùthe west
Learn 部位 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.