市 shì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- Made of
- 亠 lid, cover 巾 cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
市区
shìqū
downtown area
Characters in this word
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
- 我住在市区。 Wǒ zhù zài shìqū. I live downtown.
- 市区车很多。 Shìqū chē hěn duō. There are many cars downtown.
- 市区有大商店。 Shìqū yǒu dà shāngdiàn. There are big shops downtown.