防区 (fáng ōu) — defense area, garrison area | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A military term for a designated region of land or sea under the command of a particular defending force, usually translated as 'defense area' or 'garrison area'.

noun

defense areagarrison area

Measure word · 个

Examples

防区。
Zhè ge fáng ōu shì wǒ men de zhòng yào jī dì.
This defense area is our important base.
防区。
Jūn rén měi tiān zài fáng ōu lǐ xún luó.
Soldiers patrol the defense area every day.
防区。
Zhè ge fáng ōu de miàn jī hěn dà.
This defense area is very large.

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.

防fángdefense

"防" and "区" combine defense with an 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.

阝方防

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng防fáng

Same sound today

防 pairs 阝 (written fully as 阜) with 方, which gives the 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.

匸匸xì
品品pǐn

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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