礼部

Traditional form:

禮部

Pinyin (reading):

Lǐbù

Definitions:

• Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)

Characters:

• 礼 - courtesy, manners, social customs
• 部 - department, ministry; division, unit; part, section

Traditional characters:

• 禮 - courtesy, manners, social customs
• 部 - department, ministry; division, unit; part, section