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The character 部 is a phono-semantic compound, with 咅 on the left providing the phonetic element and 阝 on the right serving as the semantic radical. 阝 is a variant of 邑, which means a city or region, indicating a connection to geographical divisions. This originally referred to the partitioning of land, settlements, or tribal domains. Over time, the meaning extended from physical boundaries to organizational structures, so 部 now commonly denotes ministries, government departments, corporate divisions, or general parts of a whole, and it functions as a measure word for films and books.
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这是我的一部分。
他在销售部门工作。
公司内部有严格规定。
外部因素影响结果。
我全部准备好了。
部队正在执行任务。
我们需要部署新策略。
这个部门的全部项目都必须经过内部审核。