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辖区 (xiá qū) — jurisdiction (area under administrative control)

Definition

A formal, administrative term for the area under one authority's control. Narrower than 地区 ('region' in general) and 区域 ('zone, area'), and more official than plain 区.

noun
jurisdiction (area under administrative control)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 辖区。
    Zhè ge xiá qū de rén kǒu chāo guò yì bǎi wàn.
    This jurisdiction has a population of over one million.
  • 辖区。
    Tā fù zé guǎn lǐ zhěng gè xiá qū de zhì ān.
    He is responsible for maintaining public order in the entire jurisdiction.
  • 辖区。
    xiá qū Nèi de xué xiào dōu yóu jiào yù jú tǒng yī guǎn lǐ.
    All schools within the jurisdiction are managed uniformly by the education bureau.

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.

辖xiájurisdiction
区qūarea

辖 (jurisdiction) specifies the kind of 区 (area), giving an administrative region.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 轄; 辖 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcart
Sound part声符shēngfú
害
害hài轄xiá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 轄 combines 車 (cart) with 害 for its sound, referring to a linchpin; the simplified 辖 is a later abbreviation.

Open 辖 →

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.

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

Open 区 →
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