区(qū)

HSK 34 strokesTrad. 區
Readingsqūōu

surname Ou

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Character information

Pinyin
qū / ōu
Meaning
surname Ou
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
區

Origin & structure

Where 区 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿷匸乂

A place 匸 under a lord's control 乂

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

匸xì乂yì

Parts are arranged enclosing from the left.

Traditional form 區: A place 匸 where many mouths 品 live

How to write 区 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 区

Common words using 区 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qū区bié别
HSK 3

difference

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dì地qū区
HSK 3

region; area (informal or geographical term)

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shì市qū区
HSK 4

urban district

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qū区yù域
HSK 5

area

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shān山qū区
HSK 5

mountain area

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zāi灾qū区
HSK 5

disaster area; stricken region

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shè社qū区
HSK 5

community

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jiāo郊qū区
HSK 5

Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Tongling City 铜陵市, Anhui

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Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 区’s common words

别地市域山灾社郊

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