HSK 2 · Quantities

部分

bù fen

part

Stroke order of 部分

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

部 · 10 strokes 分 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

部 is a city 阝 beside 咅; 分 is a knife 刀 splitting 八: a piece cut off.

Parts: 部 section + 分 divide

The characters in 部分

部 bù — department; ministry; part (10 strokes)
分 fēn — fen (1/100 yuan); point (4 strokes)

Example sentence

这部分很难。

This part is difficult.

Words with 部

大部分most; the greater part 一部分a part 全部all; whole 部长minister; head of department 部门department 部department; ministry; part 东部eastern part 西部western part 南部southern part 北部northern part 中部central part

Words with 分

分fen (1/100 yuan); point 分钟minute 分数score; mark 大部分most; the greater part 一部分a part 十分very; extremely 分开to separate 得分to score; score 分配to distribute; to assign 分组to divide into groups 分别to part; respectively; difference

More words: Quantities

数to count 数字number; digit 一共altogether 大部分most; the greater part 一部分a part 多数majority 大多数the vast majority 少数minority 人数number of people 人口population 大量a large amount 许多many; a lot of 好多many; a lot 不少quite a lot

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