Chinese symbol for “department”
部门
bù mén
Traditional: 部門
department; branch; section; division
The closest CC-CEDICT match for department is 部门 (bù mén), defined as: department; branch; section; division; 个 (gè).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “department”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 科室 | kē shì | department; administrative division |
| 科系 | kē xì | department |
| 系 | xì | system; department |
| 部 | bù | ministry; department |
| 司 | sī | to take charge of; to manage |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 部门.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole; all |
| 内部 (內部) | nèi bù | interior; inside (part, section) |
| 部长 (部長) | bù zhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
| 部队 (部隊) | bù duì | army; armed forces |
| 专门 (專門) | zhuān mén | specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose) |
| 门口 (門口) | mén kǒu | doorway; gate |
| 出门 (出門) | chū mén | to go out; to leave home |
See also: Japanese symbol for “department”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.