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Chinese symbol for “tribe”

部落
bù luò
tribe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tribe is 部落 (bù luò), defined as: tribe.

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

部 bù
department, ministry; division, unit; part, section
radical 163 ⾢ · 10 strokes
落 luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tribe”

WordPinyinMeaning
部族bù zútribe; clan

Related words

Other words that share a character with 部落.

WordPinyinMeaning
部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
部门 (部門)bù méndepartment; branch
全部quán bùwhole; all
内部 (內部)nèi bùinterior; inside (part, section)
部长 (部長)bù zhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief
部队 (部隊)bù duìarmy; armed forces
落实 (落實)luò shípractical; workable
落后 (落後)luò hòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tribe”.

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.

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