区
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area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[ge4]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匸 +2
- Structure
- Left enclosure 左包
- Traditional
- 区
- Common rank
- #6
- Unicode
- U+533A
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 区 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A place 匸 under a lord's control 乂
Components 匸 乂
How to remember it
region · Heisig RSH #1295
box + sheaf
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 区
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区区 | insignificant; trifling; merely | |
| 山区 | mountain area; CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 市区 | urban district; downtown; city center | |
| 中山区 | Zhongshan or Chungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan; Zhongshan … | |
| 中区 | central district (of a city); central zone | |
| 学区 | school district | |
| 市中区 | Shizhong, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong; Shizhong, a district … | |
| 市中区 | central city district | |
| 无人区 | uninhabited region | |
| 中心区 | central district | |
| 地区 | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system… | |
| 天山区 | Tianshan, a district of Ürümqi City 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang | |
| 天心区 | Tianxin, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan | |
| 人行区 | pedestrian precinct | |
| 小区 | housing estate; community; neighborhood; (telecommunications) cell | |
| 大安区 | Da'an, a district of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan; Daan, a district of Tai… | |
| 金山区 | Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai | |
| 地区性 | regional; local | |
| 花山区 | Huashan, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 金水区 | Jinshui, a district of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan |
Sound family
These characters use 区 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区 sound part | area, district, region, ward; surname | |
| 鸥 | seagull, tern; Larus species (various) | |
| 驱 | to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away | |
| 枢 | door hinge; pivot; center of power | |
| 抠 | to lift, to raise; tight-fisted | |
| 呕 | to vomit; to annoy, to enrage | |
| 殴 | to hit, to beat, to fight with fists | |
| 瓯 | bowl, cup; small tray | |
| 躯 | the human body | |
| 沤 | to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked | |
| 讴 | songs; to sing | |
| 岖 | steep, sheer; rugged, rough | |
| 怄 | annoyed | |
| 眍 | sunken eyes |