部门
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部门 (bùmén) · department
部门 (bùmén) means “department; branch; section”. It is written with 2 characters: 部 (department) + 门 (door). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 部门 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)
门 mén · door
What 门 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: An open doorway or gate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你在哪个部门工作？Nǐ zài nǎge bùmén gōngzuò?Which department do you work in?
我们部门有十个人。Wǒmen bùmén yǒu shí ge rén.Our department has ten people.
Questions about 部门
What does 部门 mean?
部门 (bùmén) means “department; branch; section”.
How do you pronounce 部门?
部门 is pronounced bùmén.
Which HSK level is 部门?
部门 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 部分bùfenpart
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 全部quánbùall
- 一部分yībùfenpart
- 北部běibùnorthern part
- 部长bùzhǎngminister
- 东部dōngbùthe east
- 南部nánbùsouthern part
- 西部xībùthe west
- 中部zhōngbùcentral part
Learn 部门 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.