部

Components:

邑 (고을 읍) – “city, town, settlement,” indicating administrative area or domain;

咅 (침 뱉을 부) – provides the phonetic element.

Originally, 部 referred to an administrative division or settlement under control, later expanding to mean department, section, or group.

部長 – department head;

政府部門 – government ministry;

一部分 – a part, a section;

部隊 – military unit.