Meaning of 六部
六部 means the Six Ministries (of imperial China); the six central government departments (Personnel, Revenue, Rites, War, Justice, and Public Works). Pronounced liù bù.
- the Six Ministries (of imperial China); the six central government departments (Personnel, Revenue, Rites, War, Justice, and Public Works)
Definitions & Examples
Liù六
bù部
zhì制
dù度
shǐ始
yú于
Suí隋
Táng唐
，
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
zhōng中
yāng央
xíng行
zhèng政
tǐ体
zhì制
de的
hé核
xīn心
。
The Six Ministries system began in the Sui and Tang dynasties and was the core of the central administrative structure in ancient China.
Lì吏
bù部
zhǎng掌
guǎn管
guān官
yuán员
de的
rèn任
miǎn免
kǎo考
hé核
，
shì是
liù六
bù部
zhī之
shǒu首
。
The Ministry of Personnel, which oversaw the appointment and assessment of officials, was the foremost of the Six Ministries.
Míng明
Qīng清
shí时
qí期
，
liù六
bù部
zhí直
jiē接
duì对
huáng皇
dì帝
fù负
zé责
，
quán权
lì力
gèng更
jiā加
jí集
zhōng中
。
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Six Ministries were directly responsible to the emperor, making power more centralized.