Depicts a group of things (品) in an enclosed area.
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区 region (jp)匛 匡 restore匣 case匦 small (simp)匧 a trunk匪 bandit匭 box (trad)匮 lack (simp)匯 converge (trad)匱 empty (iii) (trad)汇 confluence of rivers (simp)箧 rattan box (simp)惬 be satisfied (simp)临 draw (simp)喦 talkative喿 chirping of birds臨 be about to (trad/jp)嵒 rocky-cliff (archaic)榀 classifier for roof
Historical Evolution
区
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
区
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
区
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
区
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
区
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
区
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
区
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
区
Regular
Modern
Chinese
区 / 區 [Oū]
surname Ou
区 / 區 [qū]
area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[gè]
Japanese
noun
- ward; borough; city (in Tokyo)
- district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
地区 [dìqū] #1,753
local
区域 [qūyù] #2,188
area
社区 [shèqū] #2,485
community
区别 [qūbié] #2,170
difference
街区 [jiēqū] #2,847
block (between streets)
小区 [xiǎoqū] #11,800
neighborhood
市区 [shìqū] #5,603
urban district
特区 [tèqū] #7,530
special administrative region
郊区 [jiāoqū] #7,716
suburban district
禁区 [jìnqū] #13,254
restricted area
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)