敏感区 (mǐn gǎn ōu) — sensitive area; restricted area; sensitive zone (a location requiring special caution or clearance)

Definition

A 'sensitive area' or 'restricted area' requiring special clearance or caution — often military, governmental, or data-security zones, not just a sensitive personal topic.

noun
sensitive arearestricted areasensitive zone (a location requiring special caution or clearance)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 敏感区。
    Zhè ge mǐn gǎn ōu jìn zhǐ pāi zhào.
    This sensitive area prohibits photography.
  • 敏感区。
    Jūn shì mǐn gǎn ōu wèi jīng xǔ kě bù dé rù nèi.
    No entry without permission in the military restricted area.
  • 敏感区。
    Gōng sī bǎ fú wù qì fàng zài mǐn gǎn ōu lǐ.
    The company placed the server in a secure sensitive zone.

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.

敏感sensitive
敏mǐnquick感gǎnfeeling
偏正Modifier + head
区qūarea

敏 and 感 together mean sensitive, while 区 means an area, giving a sensitive area.

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
攴攴pūhand; action
Sound part声符shēngfú
每
每měi敏mǐn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

敏 pairs 每, which gives the sound, with 攴, a hand/action part.

Open 敏 →

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
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
咸
咸xián感gǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

Open 感 →

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 →

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