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住宅区 (zhù zhái qū) — residential district; residential area

Definition

noun
residential districtresidential area
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 住宅区，。
    Zhè ge zhù zhái qū huán jìng hěn hǎo, jiāo tōng yě fāng biàn.
    This residential district has a good environment and convenient transportation.
  • 住宅区。
    Xīn jiàn de zhù zhái qū gōng gòng shè shī hěn qí quán.
    The newly built residential area has complete public facilities.
  • 住宅区。
    zhù zhái qū Nèi yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōng yuán.
    There is a small park inside the residential district.

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.

住宅residence
住zhùlive宅zháihouse
偏正Modifier + head
区qūdistrict

住 means to live, 宅 means house, and 区 means district, giving a district of houses for living.

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.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
乇
乇tuō宅zhái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 宅, the 宀 part is a roof, and the 乇 part gives the sound.

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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.

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Appears in
City & UrbanHome & Housing

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