居住区 (jū zhù ōu) — residential area, residential district, neighbo… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

residential arearesidential districtneighborhood

Measure word · 个

Examples

居住区，。
Zhè ge jū zhù ōu fēi cháng ān jìng, shì hé jū zhù.
This residential area is very quiet and suitable for living.
居住区。
Xīn de jū zhù ōu zài chéng shì de dōng bian.
The new residential area is on the east side of the city.
居住区。
Zhè ge jū zhù ōu lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo huā yuán.
There are many small gardens in this residential area.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

居住live

居jūlive住zhùreside

联合Coordinate

居住 covers living or residing, and 区 marks an area, so the word means a residential district.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

尸古居

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

古

古gǔ居jū

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

居 is built from 尸 as the meaning part and 古 (gǔ) as the sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻主住

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

主zhǔ住zhù

Same sound today

住 pairs 亻, the person radical (written fully as 人), with 主, which supplies the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

匸匸xì
品品pǐn

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

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