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南区 (Nán qū) — southern district

Definition

noun
southern district
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 南区。
    Wǒ zhù zài Nán qū de zhōng xīn.
    I live in the center of the southern district.
  • 南区。
    Nán qū Yǒu hěn duō xīn de cān tīng.
    The southern district has many new restaurants.
  • 南区。
    Nán qū De dì tiě zhàn hěn fāng biàn.
    The southern district's subway station is very convenient.

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.

南nánsouth
区qūdistrict

南 names the direction, and 区 names the district, so it means southern district.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 南 →

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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