Meaning
Ou (surname); area; region; district; small; distinguish
Chinese: 区域、区别；读 ōu 时可作姓氏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qu” becomes a different word in each tone. 区 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 地区dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
- 区别qū biédifference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction
- 小区xiǎo qūhousing estate; community; neighborhood; (telecommunications) cell
- 市区shì qūurban district; downtown; city center
- 郊区jiāo qūsuburban district; outskirts; suburbs
Example Sentence
我住在城市的东区。Wǒ zhù zài chéng shì de dōng qū.I live in the east district of the city.
我WǒI住zhùto live在zàiat城市chéng shìcity的deof东dōngeast区qūarea。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 區, a frame (匚) enclosing items: a bounded area — ‘a district, area, zone, region; to distinguish, divide’ (qū: 地区, 区别); a surname (ōu).
A way to remember it
A bounded area — a district; to distinguish (区别).