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地区

dìqū

area; region

A marked area on land
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Characters in this word

地 de

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 也 also, too
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

区 qū

Strokes
4
Radical
匸 — box
Made of
匸 box 乂 to govern
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这个地区很热。 Zhège dìqū hěn rè. This area is very hot.
  • 我住在这个地区。 Wǒ zhù zài zhège dìqū. I live in this area.
  • 地区很安静。 Dìqū hěn ānjìng. The area is very quiet.

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