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Animated Stroke Order 区

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How to write 区 — animated stroke order

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2.

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3.

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Semi-Enclosed

区

区=

4.

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5.

How to Use 区

Geographic or administrative areas

区 means area or district, often attached to a noun that specifies the type.

郊区 • jiāo qū • suburbs; outskirts • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 区

小区 • xiǎo qū • neighborhood

HSK 3.0 · L3

xiǎo小

qū

7.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

men们

shè社

qū区

jīng经

cháng常

zǔ

Information

Pinyinqū

Meaningarea, region, district

Strokes4

Radical匚

Traditional區

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#412

Zhuyinㄑㄩ

UnicodeU+533A

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Many objects (品) hidden in a container (匚) — to store or divide into sections, hence a district or area.

jiāo郊

qū区

suburbs; outskirts

社区 • shè qū • community (district) • HSK 6

HSK 6

shè社

qū区

community (district)

市区 • shì qū • urban district • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

shì市

qū区

urban district

山区 • shān qū • mountain area • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

shān山

qū区

mountain area

Differentiation

区 forms words related to distinguishing or making a difference.

区别 • qū bié • difference • HSK 4

HSK 4

qū区

bié别

difference

区分 • qū fēn • discriminate; differentiate; make a distinction between • HSK 6

HSK 6

qū区

fēn分

discriminate; differentiate; make a distinction between

区

neighborhood

景区 • jǐng qū • scenic area

HSK 3.0 · L4

jǐng景

qū区

scenic area

区域 • qū yù • area; reach; domain

HSK 6

qū区

yù域

area; reach; domain

地区 • dì qū • area; district; region

HSK 5

dì地

qū区

area; district; region

城区 • chéng qū • city district

HSK 3.0 · L5

chéng城

qū区

city district

灾区 • zāi qū • disaster area

HSK 3.0 · L6

zāi灾

qū区

disaster area

组

zhī织

huó活

dòng动

。

Our community often organizes activities.

zhè这

ge个

qū区

yù域

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

shāng商

diàn店

。

This area has many shops.

zhè这

ge个

qū区

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

gōng公

yuán园

。

This district has many parks.

zhè这

ge个

jǐng景

qū区

zài在

xià夏

tiān天

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

yóu游

kè客

。

This scenic area has many tourists in the summer.

zhè这

ge个

jǐng警

chá察

de的

xiá辖

qū区

hěn很

dà大

。

This police officer's jurisdiction is very large.

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连liánconnect
凉liángcool, cold
量liángto measure or quantity
两liǎngtwo (of something)
亮liàngbright; to shine
列lièto arrange in order; to line up

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Characters pronounced "qu".

曲qǔbent, curved; or a song, tune
阒ququiet; still; silent
岖qūmountainous, rugged terrain
趣qùto hurry; to urge; to hasten
屈qūto bend, to submit, or to be wronged
娶qǔmarry [a woman]

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Characters with radical "匚".

匡kuāngcorrect, restore, revise
匝zāfull circle; encircle
匣xiásmall box, case, coffer
匿nìto hide, conceal
医yīto treat, to cure; medicine, medical
匪fěibandit, robber, not

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