Shareables · HSK 4 · 形 · Easy to confuse
形近 · Characters that look like 部
部 next to 都、勃、铝 — one stroke apart, nothing else in common.
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部bùministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
形近字 · LOOK ALIKE, READ DIFFERENTLY
Same shape at a glance. Different sound, different meaning.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 部 | bù | ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc |
| 都 | dōu | surname Du/all; both; entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at all/capital city/metropolis |
| 勃 | bó | flourishing/prosperous/suddenly/abruptly |
| 铝 | lǚ | aluminum (chemistry) |
| 郭 | Guō | surname Guo |
| 娠 | shēn | pregnant |
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