区域性 (qū yù xìng) — regional

Definition

adjective
regional

Examples

  • 区域性。
    Zhè ge xié yì shì qū yù xìng de.
    This agreement is regional.
  • 区域性。
    Tā men cān jiā le qū yù xìng huì yì.
    They attended a regional conference.
  • 区域性。
    qū yù xìng Jīng jì hé zuò fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    Regional economic cooperation is very important.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

区域region
区qūdistrict域yùregion
联合Side by side
性xìngquality

区域 gives 'region', and 性 makes the sense regional.

Characters in this word

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 →

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
土土tǔ
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò域yù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

域 uses 土, earth or soil, to show it is about land, and 或 to suggest its pronunciation.

Open 域 →

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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →

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