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支部

zhī bù

2-character word

What 支部 means

1. branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party

The characters in 支部

• 支zhīto support; to sustain; to erect
• 部bùministry; department; section

Sounds the same

Read zhī bù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 织布woven cloth; to weave cloth

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