安全区 (ān quán qū) — safe area; security zone

Definition

noun

safe areasecurity zone

Measure word · 个

，安全区。
Zhàn zhēng qī jiān, píng mín dōu duǒ jìn le ān quán qū.
During the war, civilians took refuge in the safe zone.
，安全区。
Dì zhèn hòu, zhèng fǔ shè lì le lín shí ān quán qū.
After the earthquake, the government set up a temporary safe zone.
安全区。
Zhè ge chéng shì lǐ yǒu yí piàn guó jì ān quán qū.
There is an international safe zone in this city.

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.

安全safe

联合Coordinate

安全 means safe, and 区 means area, naming a safe zone.

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.

宀女安

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

女

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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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