TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
部
部 ＝ 咅 ＋ 阝
ㄅㄨˋ · bù
noun — part, section; ministry; measure — for works and vehicles
字源 FORM — what the parts do
咅聲pǒu — gives the sound
{b,p,f}IFTpǒu → bù — the {b,p,f} crossing
阝義a town (邑)
A town (阝, the 邑 on the right) marking off its ground — a district; 咅 pǒu lends the sound, worn across the {b,p,f} line to bù. Land carved into districts names every carved-up whole: 部分 the part, 部門 the department, 教育部 the ministry; 一部電影 counts one whole work.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
地圖攤開，一座城（阝）守一格——每一格是一部。
The map lies open; each town (阝) holds its own square — each square a 部.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)地區、轄地— a district — governed ground
→部分、部門— a part, a section常用
→部（教育部）— the ministry
→一部（電影、車）— measure for works and vehicles
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension