区政府 (qū zhèng fǔ) — district government

Definition

noun

district government

区政府。
qū zhèng fǔ Zhèng zài jì huà xiū jiàn xīn de gōng yuán.
The district government is planning to build a new park.
区政府。
Nǐ kě yǐ qù qū zhèng fǔ bàn lǐ jū zhù zhèng.
You can go to the district government to apply for a residence permit.
区政府。
qū zhèng fǔ De gōng zuò rén yuán tài dù hěn hǎo.
The staff at the district government have a good attitude.

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.

区qūdistrict

政府government

偏正Modifier + head

区 gives 'district' and 政府 gives 'government', together naming a district's government.

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.

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

攴攴pūaction

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

Same sound today

政 combines 正, which gives the sound, with 攴, an action-related part.

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

广付府

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

付

Same sound today

府 shows a type of building with 广, while 付 gives the character its sound.