管区 (guǎn ōu) — a district under administration or jurisdiction…

Definition

A 管区 (guǎnqū) is an administrative area under a specific authority — most commonly a police precinct, but also any managed district.

noun

a district under administration or jurisdictionpolice precinct

Measure word · 个

管区。
Zhè ge guǎn ōu de zhì ān yóu xīn jú zhǎng fù zé.
The public security of this precinct is under the new chief's responsibility.
管区。
Jǐng chá zài guǎn ōu nèi xún luó.
The police patrol within the precinct.
管区。
Zhè ge guǎn ōu de jū mín dōu hěn mǎn yì.
The residents of this district are all very satisfied.

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.

管guǎnadminister

区qūdistrict

管区 joins 管 (administer) and 区 (district) to mean a district under administration.

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.

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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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