区
區qū
#265 most
frequent character
area, district, region
noun
Measure words:个 gè
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
区 shows goods inside a container. The goods were once written 品 but are now 㐅, an empty part. Hiding things in a container gives the first meaning, 'to conceal, hide.' The sense then grew to 'place,' 'area,' and 'to subdivide.'
Drawn as: goods in container
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Example Sentences
这个区非常繁华。
zhègè qū fēicháng fánhuá 。
This area is very bustling.
我住在一个安静的区。
wǒ zhùzài yígè ānjìng de qū 。
I live in a quiet district.
这个区有很多公园。
zhègè qū yǒu hěnduō gōngyuán 。
This region has many parks.
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