(qū) - district, area, zone in Mandarin
qūTraditional: 區
Translation
district, area, zone
Word origin
A pictograph showing several small items 品 enclosed by a boundary 匚, conveying a bounded area or division of space.
- Origin
- ideograph
- Root
- 匚 (enclosure) + 品 (items)
Stroke order
区
Examples
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He lives in the eastern district of the city.
宅。
This is a quiet residential area.
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The school is in the city centre district.
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This district has many shops.
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The park separates the two districts.
区 (qū) means a district, area or zone, and is the standard term for administrative subdivisions of a city. The character pictures items enclosed within a boundary.
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 区.
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