# 部

| 部 | U+90E8, &#37096; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-90E8 |
| ← 郧 [U+90E7] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 郩 → [U+90E9] |

## Translingual
### Han character

部 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 卜口弓中 (YRNL), four-corner 0762$_7$, composition ⿰咅阝)

#### Derived characters

* 蔀, 篰, 廍
* 𠘁, 𭊘, 𡏿, 𣘙, 𧐾, 𩻗(𫚨), 𫯵, 𩅇, 𫨚, 𲀇

#### Descendants

* へ (Hiragana character derived from Man'yōgana)
* ヘ (Katakana character derived from Man'yōgana)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1272, character 17
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39460
* Dae Jaweon: page 1771, character 12
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3780, character 9
* Unihan data for U+90E8

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 蓓 | *bɯːʔ, *bɯːʔ |
| 倍 | *bɯːʔ |
| 菩 | *bɯːʔ, *bɯʔ, *bɯː, *bɯːɡ |
| 掊 | *bruː, *poːʔ, *bɯ, *bɯ |
| 剖 | *pʰoːʔ, *pʰoʔ |
| 婄 | *pʰɯʔ, *bɯʔ, *bɯː |
| 踣 | *pʰɯs, *bɯːɡ |
| 箁 | *bɯ |
| 咅 | *pʰɯʔ, *pʰl'oːs |
| 部 | *boːʔ, *boːʔ, *boːʔ, *boːʔ |
| 培 | *boːʔ, *bɯː |
| 犃 | *boːʔ |
| 瓿 | *boːʔ, *bɯ, *bo |
| 殕 | *pɯʔ, *pʰoʔ, *qɯːɡ |
| 醅 | *pʰɯ, *pʰɯː |
| 棓 | *bɯ, *broːŋʔ, *bɯː |
| 涪 | *bɯ |
| 賠 | *bɯː |
| 陪 | *bɯː |
| 毰 | *bɯː |
| 焙 | *bɯːs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *boːʔ, *boːʔ, *boːʔ, *boːʔ): phonetic 咅 (OC *pʰɯʔ, *pʰl'oːs) + semantic 邑.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bù (bu$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bu$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бу (bu, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bou$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): bu$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pu$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phu
    (Hailu, HRS): pu$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): pu$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): bu$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): bù
* Eastern Min (BUC): buô
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bou$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pō͘ / pǒ͘ / phō / phǒ͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bou$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$bu
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bu$^5$ / bu$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bù
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bù
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^4$
*** Yale: bù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buh
*** Palladius: бу (bu)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: bu$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bu
*** Sinological IPA : /pu²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бу (bu, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /pou⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bou$^6$
*** Yale: bouh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bou$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bou$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /pou̯²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: bu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pu³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: pu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰu¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phu
*** Hakka Romanization System: pu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: pu$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: bu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pu⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bù
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁴²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: buô
*** Sinological IPA : /puɔ²⁴²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bou$^5$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bō
*** Sinological IPA : /pɔu²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pō͘
*** Tâi-lô: pōo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: po
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pɔ²²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pɔ³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pǒ͘
*** Tâi-lô: pǒo
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔ²²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō
*** Tâi-lô: phō
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phoi
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰo²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pʰo³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǒ͘
*** Tâi-lô: phǒo
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔ²²/
* pō͘/pǒ͘ - literary;
* phō/phǒ͘ - vernacular (classifier for books, films, etc.).
* Middle Chinese: buX, buwX
Rime :
| Character | 部 | 部 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) | 侯 (137) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 裴古切 | 蒲口切 |
| Baxter | buX | buwX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /buo$^X$/ | /bəu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /buo$^X$/ | /bəu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /bo$^X$/ | /bəu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bɔ$^X$/ | /bəw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /bo$^X$/ | /bu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /bu$^X$/ | /bəu$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱuo$^X$/ | /bʱə̯u$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bù | bòu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bou$^6$ | bau$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[b]ˤ(r)oʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*boːʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 部 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | bù |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ buw$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[b]ˁ(r)oʔ/ |
| English | lead (v.), govern |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 部 | 部 | 部 | 部 |
| Reading # | 1/4 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 4/4 |
| No. | 1050 | 1055 | 9847 | 9862 |
| Phonetic component | 部 | 部 | 咅 | 咅 |
| Rime group | 侯 | 侯 | 侯 | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 簿 | 部 | 部 | 簿 |
| Old Chinese | /*boːʔ/ | /*boːʔ/ | /*boːʔ/ | /*boːʔ/ |
| Notes | | 部婁=培塿 | | |

### Definitions

部
* part; division; section
* department; ministry
    教育部 ― jiàoyùbù ― ministry of education
       Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó wénhuà hé lǚyóu bù [Pinyin]
       Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China
    北京大學醫學部／北京大学医学部 ― Běijīng Dàxué Yīxué Bù ― Peking University Health Science Center (literally "Peking University Medical Studies Department")
    某某超市防損部／某某超市防损部 ― mǒumǒu chāoshì fángsǔn bù ― loss prevention department of an unnamed supermarket
* (historical) An administrative division governed by a ministry.
* Classifier for works of literature, films, machines (cars, telephones...), etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
       Wǒ xiǎng qù kàn yī bù diànyǐng. [Pinyin]
       I want to see a movie.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 輛, 部 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 輛, 掛 > |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 輛, 臺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 輛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 輛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 輛, 掛 > |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 輛, 部 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 輛, 掛 > |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 輛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 輛, 部 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 輛 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 輛, 部 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 架, 掛, 輛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 乘, 部 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 部 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 部 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 部, 輛, 掛 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 掛, 輛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 掛, 架 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 架, 部 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 架, 部 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 架 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 架 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 部 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 架 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 架 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 架 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 架 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 架 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 堂 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 隻, 部 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 部 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 輛, 架 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 架 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 輛 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 架 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 架 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 架 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 架 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 輛 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 架 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 輛 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 架, 部 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 架 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 輛 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 輛 |
| Hakka | Changting | 架 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 輛 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 輛 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 部 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 部 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 頂 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 部, 輛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 臺 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 臺 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 臺, 輛 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 臺 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 臺, 輛 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 輛 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 架 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 部 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 部 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 部 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 部 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 架 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 架 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 部 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 部 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 部, 個 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 架 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 床 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 輛, 臺, 堂 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 部 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 輛, 掛 >, 部 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 輛 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 架 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 架, 部 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 架 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 架, 門 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 架 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 架 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 架 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 架 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 部 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 篷 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 架 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頂, 部, 把, 隻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 頂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頂, 把, 隻 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 把, 頂 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 頂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頂, 隻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 頂 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 臺 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 頂 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 頂 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 頂 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 架 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 張, 隻 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 張 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 輛, 部 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 頂, 張 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 架 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 架 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 架, 場 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 架, 部 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 架 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 部 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 部 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 部 |
| Wu | Danyang | 部 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 部, 輛 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 部 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 部, 把 † |
| Wu | Jinhua | 部 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 部, 張 †, 把 † |
| Xiang | Loudi | 部 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 間, 部 |
| Note | > - large vehicles; † - large handcarts | > - large vehicles; † - large handcarts |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 架, 臺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 架 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 架 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 架 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 架 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 架 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 架 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 架 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 架 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 架 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 架 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 架 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 架 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 架 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 架 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 架 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 架 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 架, 掛, 部 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 架 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 架 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 架 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 架 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 架 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 架 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 架 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 架 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 架 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 架, 隻, 部 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 架 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 架 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 隻 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 架 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 架 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 架 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 架 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 架 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 架 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 架 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 架 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 架 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 架 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 架 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 架 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 架 |
| Hakka | Raoping (Xinfeng) | 隻 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 架 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 隻 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 架 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 架 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 架 |
| Jin | Datong | 架 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 架 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 架 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 架 |
| Jin | Linhe | 架 |
| Jin | Jining | 架 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 架 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 架 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 架 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 架 |
| Jin | Handan | 架 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 架 |
| Jin | Suide | 架 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 架 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 架 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 隻, 頂, 架 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 架 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 架 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 架 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 架, 部 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 隻 |
| Wu | Danyang | 架 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 架 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 架 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 隻 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 架 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 架 |

### Compounds

* 一部 (yībù)
* 一部分 (yībùfen)
* 下部 (xiàbù)
* 三部九候
* 三部曲 (sānbùqǔ)
* 三門幹部 / 三门干部
* 不管部會 / 不管部会
* 丙部
* 中央黨部 / 中央党部
* 中部 (zhōngbù)
* 中部地方
* 二部制
* 交通部
* 俱樂部 / 俱乐部 (jùlèbù)
* 傘兵部隊 / 伞兵部队
* 儲備幹部 / 储备干部
* 先遣部隊 / 先遣部队
* 先頭部隊 / 先头部队
* 內政部 / 内政部 (nèizhèngbù)
* 內部 / 内部 (nèibù)
* 全部 (quánbù)
* 兩棲部隊 / 两栖部队
* 兩部鼓吹 / 两部鼓吹
* 公共部門 / 公共部门 (gōnggòng bùmén)
* 六部 (Liùbù)
* 兵部 (Bīngbù)
* 兵部尚書 / 兵部尚书
* 分別部居 / 分别部居
* 分部 (fēnbù)
* 刑部 (Xíngbù)
* 刑部尚書 / 刑部尚书
* 北部 (běibù)
* 北部地方
* 南贍部洲 / 南赡部洲
* 南部 (nánbù)
* 南部地方
* 司令部 (sīlìngbù)
* 史部
* 吏部 (Lìbù)
* 單部句 / 单部句
* 四部
* 回部 (Huíbù)
* 國防部 / 国防部 (guófángbù)
* 坐部伎
* 外交部 (wàijiāobù)
* 外部 (wàibù)
* 夜間部 / 夜间部
* 大學部 / 大学部
* 大眾部 / 大众部
* 大部 (dàbù)
* 大部分 (dàbùfèn)
* 天龍八部 / 天龙八部
* 子部
* 學部 / 学部 (xuébù)
* 密集部署
* 小賣部 / 小卖部 (xiǎomàibù)
* 局部 (júbù)
* 局部雨
* 工部 (Gōngbù)
* 幹部 / 干部 (gànbù)
* 底部 (dǐbù)
* 庫部 / 库部
* 戶部 / 户部 (Hùbù)
* 戶部尚書 / 户部尚书
* 指揮部 / 指挥部 (zhǐhuībù)
* 按部就班 (ànbùjiùbān)
* 掩蔽部 (yǎnbìbù)
* 掩護部隊 / 掩护部队
* 支部 (zhībù)
* 教育部 (jiàoyùbù)
* 敗部 / 败部
* 敗部復活 / 败部复活
* 日間部 / 日间部
* 木質部 / 木质部 (mùzhìbù)
* 本部 (běnbù)
* 杜工部
* 東南部 / 东南部
* 東部 / 东部 (dōngbù)
* 案部
* 根部
* 樂部 / 乐部
* 機動部隊 / 机动部队
* 武裝部隊 / 武装部队 (wǔzhuāng bùduì)
* 比部
* 毘婆沙部 / 毗婆沙部
* 民部 (Mínbù)
* 水部
* 法務部 / 法务部
* 法部
* 活化部位
* 特種部隊 / 特种部队 (tèzhǒng bùduì)
* 班部
* 甕間吏部 / 瓮间吏部
* 發音部位 / 发音部位
* 百部 (bǎibù)
* 相部宗
* 禮部 / 礼部 (Lǐbù)
* 禮部尚書 / 礼部尚书
* 禮部試 / 礼部试
* 空降部隊 / 空降部队
* 紫式部
* 細部 / 细部 (xìbù)
* 經濟部 / 经济部 (jīngjìbù)
* 經部 / 经部
* 編輯部 / 编辑部 (biānjíbù)
* 總部 / 总部 (zǒngbù)
* 聯勤總部 / 联勤总部
* 聯合部隊 / 联合部队
* 聲部 / 声部 (shēngbù)
* 肋部
* 背部 (bèibù)
* 胸部 (xiōngbù)
* 胸部停球
* 腹部 (fùbù)
* 腦部 / 脑部 (nǎobù)
* 腰部 (yāobù)
* 臉部 / 脸部 (liǎnbù)
* 臀部 (túnbù)
* 花部
* 藩部 (fānbù)
* 裝甲部隊 / 装甲部队
* 西部 (xībù)
* 西部地方
* 西部片 (xībùpiàn)
* 說部 / 说部
* 財政部 / 财政部 (cáizhèngbù)
* 販賣部 / 贩卖部
* 足部 (zúbù)
* 部下 (bùxià)
* 部伍
* 部件 (bùjiàn)
* 部位 (bùwèi)
* 部分 (bùfen)
* 部分法
* 部列
* 部勒
* 部務 / 部务
* 部卒
* 部員 / 部员 (bùyuán)
* 部堂
* 部執異論 / 部执异论
* 部將 / 部将 (bùjiàng)
* 部尺
* 部屬 / 部属 (bùshǔ)
* 部帙
* 部從 / 部从
* 部族 (bùzú)
* 部曲 (bùqū)
* 部曹
* 部會 / 部会 (bùhuì)
* 部會首長 / 部会首长
* 部派佛教
* 部照
* 部眾 / 部众 (bùzhòng)
* 部縣 / 部县
* 部署 (bùshǔ)
* 部落 (bùluò)
* 部落同盟
* 部落社會 / 部落社会
* 部長 / 部长 (bùzhǎng)
* 部門 / 部门 (bùmén)
* 部陣 / 部阵 (bùzhèn)
* 部院
* 部陳 / 部陈
* 部隊 / 部队 (bùduì)
* 部隊長 / 部队长
* 部類 / 部类 (bùlèi)
* 部首 (bùshǒu)
* 部黨 / 部党
* 釋部 / 释部
* 鈞部 / 钧部
* 銓部 / 铨部
* 門診部 / 门诊部 (ménzhěnbù)
* 陰部 / 阴部 (yīnbù)
* 隊部 / 队部
* 集部
* 雅部
* 雙部句 / 双部句
* 雷部
* 零部件 (língbùjiàn)
* 面部 (miànbù)
* 鞍部 (ānbù)
* 鞠部
* 鞠部頭 / 鞠部头
* 韌皮部 / 韧皮部 (rènpíbù)
* 音部記號 / 音部记号
* 韻部 / 韵部
* 領導幹部 / 领导干部
* 頭部 / 头部 (tóubù)
* 頸部 / 颈部 (jǐngbù)
* 黨部 / 党部 (dǎngbù)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぶ (bu, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ほ (ho)、ほう (hō)
* Kan’yō-on: ふ (fu)
* Kun: わける (wakeru, 部ける)、すべる (suberu, 部べる)、へ (he, 部)、べ (be, 部)
* Nanori: とり (tori)、ふ (fu)、ぺ (pe)、ま (ma)
Man'yōgana kanji of へ, see へ

#### Compounds

* 部(ぶ)長(ちょう) (buchō, “division head”)
* 部(ぶ)門(もん) (bumon, “division, group, branch”)
* 部屋(へや) (heya, “room (of a house, apartment or hotel)”)
* 細(さい)部(ぶ) (saibu, “details”)
* 全(ぜん)部(ぶ) (zenbu, “everything, all”)
* 部(ぶ)活(かつ)動(どう) (bukatsudō, “extracurricular activities; club activities; school club”)
* 内(ない)部(ぶ) (naibu, “interior, inside, internal”)
* 外(がい)部(ぶ) (gaibu, “exterior, outside, external”)

### Counter

部(ぶ) • (-bu)
* copies of a newspaper or magazine

### Noun

部(ぶ) • (bu)
* division, divide, a part
* section, bureau, department

### Suffix

部(ぶ) • (-bu)
* division, bureau
* school club
    野(や)球(きゅう)部(ぶ)
       yakyūbu
       baseball club
    茶(さ)道(どう)部(ぶ)
       sadōbu
       tea ceremony club
    英会話(えいかいわ)部(ぶ)
       eikaiwabu
       English-speaking club
* category

#### Usage notes

This is a level higher than -課 (-ka, “department”), since for example 部長 (buchō, “division head”) is the boss of a 課長 (kachō, “department head”).

#### See also

* 部(ぶ)活(かつ)動(どう) (bukatsudō)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 部 (MC buX|buwX).

### Hanja

部 (eumhun 떼 부 (tte bu))
* hanja form of 부 (“group, team”)
部 (eumhun 거느릴 부 (geoneuril bu))
* hanja form of 부 (“lead, command”)

#### Compounds

* 전부 (全部, jeonbu)
* 내부 (內部, naebu)
* 부수 (部首, busu)
* 부분 (部分, bubun)
* 부대 (部隊, budae)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

部: Hán Nôm readings: bộ, bõ, bỏ
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Usage notes

The Hán pronunciation is "bộ" :
* part; division; section : 部分 bộ phận=part
* ministry: 部長 bộ trưởng = minister
* classifier
The Nôm pronunciations "bõ", "bỏ", "bọ" are derived from the Hán pronunciation "bộ"