吏部

Traditional form:

吏部

Pinyin (reading):

Lìbù

Definitions:

• Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)

Characters:

• 吏 - government official, magistrate
• 部 - department, ministry; division, unit; part, section

Traditional characters:

• 吏 - government official, magistrate
• 部 - department, ministry; division, unit; part, section