部隊 (bùduì) — military unit; troops

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞

部隊 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

部隊＝部＋隊

ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ · bùduì

noun — military unit; troops

字源 FORM — what the parts do

部section, unit (部分的部)bù咅(phonetic, gěi sound) + 阝(邑, settlement) — a division of people in a place; 咅 gives the sound

隊team, formation (隊伍的隊)duì阝(阜, mound/terrain) + 㒸(suì, phonetic) — soldiers in formation on terrain; 㒸 gives a rough sound

部隊，部分的部，隊伍的隊。