區 (qū)

area; district; region

How 區 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
匚 — box
Traditional
區
Simplified
区

Components

區 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

ōu
surname Ou
qū
area; region; district; small

Common words using 區

區分 qūfēn
to differentiate; to find differing aspects
區別 qūbié
difference; to distinguish; to discriminate
區域 qūyù
area; region; district
地區 dìqū
local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit)
城區 chéngqū
city district; urban area
天河區 tiānhéqū
Tianhe district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
小區 xiǎoqū
neighborhood; district
山區 shānqū
mountain area; CL:個|个[ge4]
市區 shìqū
urban district; downtown; city center
景區 jǐngqū
scenic area
朝陽區 cháoyángqū
Chaoyang inner district of Beijing; Chaoyang district, Changchun city, Jilin
校區 xiàoqū
campus

區 in a sentence

你住在這一區嗎?

Nǐ zhù zài zhè yì qū ma?

“Do you live in this area?”

How common is 區?

區 is the 265th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 61.9% of all running text.

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