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内部

nèibù

inside; internal part

A cut fruit showing inside
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Characters in this word

内 nèi

Strokes
4
Radical
入 — to enter, to come in
Made of
冂 frame 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

部 bù

Strokes
10
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
咅 to spit out 阝 place, town, city
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 公司内部很忙。 Gōngsī nèibù hěn máng. Inside the company, it is very busy.
  • 内部有问题。 Nèibù yǒu wèntí. There are problems inside.
  • 这是内部消息。 Zhè shì nèibù xiāoxi. This is inside information.

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