Dong Chinese dictionary

qū, oū

area

Simplified form of 區. Depicts a group of things (品) in an enclosed area.

Components

匚 Iconic component

fāng

box

Depicts an enclosed area.

品 Iconic Simplified component

pǐn

product

Depicts a group of things.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Warring States (475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

区 (區)

qū

area, district, region, ward; surname; area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个[gè]

区 (區)

Oū

surname Ou

Most common words with 区

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	区	area
	地区	local
	区域	area
	社区	community
	区别	difference

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (0 verified)

妪奁伛

Sound component in 14 characters (1 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

漢語多功能字庫

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