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
区域
qūyù
area; region
Characters in this word
域 yù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这个区域很安静。 Zhè ge qū yù hěn ān jìng. This area is very peaceful.
- 请离开区域。 Qǐng lí kāi qū yù. Please leave the area.
- 区域不大。 Qū yù bù dà. The area is not big.