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(qū) - district, area, zone in Mandarin

Traditional: 區

Line drawing of 区
Coloured illustration of 区
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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

Stroke order for 区

Examples

He lives in the eastern district of the city.

zhái

This is a quiet residential area.

The school is in the city centre district.

This district has many shops.

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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This word is part of lesson 30.