禁 jìn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 示 — altar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
禁区
jìnqū
restricted area; forbidden zone
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
- 灾后评估完成前，塌方区域被划为禁区，任何人员不得擅入。 Zāi hòu pínggū wánchéng qián, tāfāng qūyù bèi huà wéi jìnqū, rènhé rényuán bù dé shàn rù. Before the post-disaster assessment is completed, the landslide area has been designated a restricted zone, and no one may enter without permission.
- 前面的实验室是禁区，没有证件的人不能进去。 Qiánmiàn de shíyànshì shì jìnqū, méiyǒu zhèngjiàn de rén bù néng jìnqù. The laboratory ahead is a restricted area, and people without a pass cannot go in.
- 那片森林对游客来说是禁区，为的是保护里面的珍稀动物。 Nà piàn sēnlín duì yóukè lái shuō shì jìnqū, wèi de shì bǎohù lǐmiàn de zhēnxī dòngwù. That forest is off limits to tourists, in order to protect the rare animals inside.
Related words
- 禁止 jìnzhǐ to forbid
- 不禁 bùjīn cannot help but, cannot refrain from
- 严禁 yánjìn strictly prohibit
- 禁不住 jīnbuzhù cannot help; unable to restrain oneself
- 禁忌 jìnjì taboo; contraindication; to forbid
- 情不自禁 qíngbúzìjīn unable to restrain one's feelings; involuntarily
- 地区 dìqū area; region
- 区 qū district; area
- 区别 qūbié difference
- 市区 shìqū downtown area
- 郊区 jiāoqū suburb
- 区域 qūyù area; region