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Historical forms of the character 區
Shang	Warring States		Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (區) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
摳	kʰoː, kʰo
彄	*kʰoː
剾	kʰoː, qoː
謳	*qoː
歐	qoː, qoːʔ
區	qoː, kʰo
鷗	*qoː
甌	*qoː
漚	qoː, qoːs
瞘	*qoː
嘔	qoː, qoːʔ
櫙	*qoː
膒	*qoː
蓲	qoː, kʰu, qo, qos
醧	qoː, qas
鏂	*qoː
毆	*qoːʔ
塸	*qoːʔ
貙	*kʰl'o
樞	*kʰjo
驅	kʰo, kʰos
軀	*kʰo
嶇	*kʰo
鰸	*kʰo
敺	*kʰo
傴	*qoʔ
嫗	*qos
饇	*qos

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意)Category:Han ideogrammic compounds#匸09: 匸 + 品 – Many people (品) are inside 匸.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qū (qu¹Category:Mandarin links with redundant target parameters#區)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩ

Category:Mandarin terms with audio pronunciation

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чү (čü, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): keoi¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): kui¹
Gan (Wiktionary): qy¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khî

(Hailu, HRS): ki^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): ki¹
Jin (Wiktionary): qy¹
Northern Min (KCR): kṳ́
Eastern Min (BUC): kṳ̆
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ky¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khu / khi
Category:Hokkien terms with audio pronunciation#匸09

(Teochew, Peng'im): ku¹
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ¹chiu / ¹chi
- (Jinhua): ¹chiu
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): qy¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qū
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹
  - Yale: chyū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiu
  - Palladius: цюй (cjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чү (čü, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: keoi¹
  - Yale: kēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: koey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kêu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: kui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰui³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qy¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khî
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ki¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: qy¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰy¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kṳ́
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰy⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kṳ̆
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰy⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ky¹
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: kṳ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰy⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ky¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰy⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Penang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khu
  - Tâi-lô: khu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qw
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Penang, Philippines): /kʰu³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khi
  - Tâi-lô: khi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qy
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ku¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
  - Wugniu: ¹chiu
  - MiniDict: chiu^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qy
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰy⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /t͡ɕʰy⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /cʰy⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕʰy⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡ɕʰy⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰy³³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /t͡ɕʰy⁵²/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡ɕʰy⁵²/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /t͡ɕʰy⁵³/
- (Northern: Chongming)
  - Wugniu: ¹chi
  - MiniDict: chi^平
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ¹chiu
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡ɕʰy³³⁴/

Note:

Chongming:
- 1chiu - literary;
- 1chi - vernacular.

Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: qy¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy³³/

Middle Chinese: khju

Rime
Character	區
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	豈俱切
Baxter	khju
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰio/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰuə̆/
Li Rong	/kʰio/
Wang Li	/kʰĭu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qū
Expected Cantonese Reflex	heoi¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰo/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	區
Reading #	2/2
No.	10605
Phonetic component	區
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	區
Old Chinese	/*kʰo/

Definitions

區Category:Chinese lemmas#匸09 Category:Chinese hanzi#匸09 Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#匸09 Category:Pages with entries#區 Category:Pages with 6 entries#區

area; district; region; ward
生態涵養區／生态涵养区 ― shēngtài hányǎng qū ― ecological conservation areaCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
administrative division
to distinguish; to differentiate
residence; dwelling
small house
world; the human world
small; tiny
mediocre; ordinary

Synonyms

(area):

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一帶 / 一带 (yīdài) (an area and its surrounding regions)
區位 / 区位 (qūwèi)
區域 / 区域 (qūyù)
地區 / 地区 (dìqū)
地域 (dìyù)
地帶 / 地带 (dìdài)
地步 (dìbù) (literary)
地段 (dìduàn)
地界 (dìjiè)
地面 (dìmiàn) (colloquial)
鄉土 / 乡土 (xiāngtǔ)

(administrative division): 區劃／区划 (qūhuà), 行政區劃／行政区划 (xíngzhèng qūhuà)
(to distinguish):

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分 (literary, or in compounds)
分別 / 分别 (fēnbié)
分化 (fēnhuà)
分揀 / 分拣 (fēnjiǎn) (literary)
分清 (fēnqīng) (to make a clear distinction)
分辨 (fēnbiàn)
判別 / 判别 (pànbié)
別白 / 别白 (biébái) (literary)
劃分 / 划分 (huàfēn)
區分 / 区分 (qūfēn)
區別 / 区别 (qūbié)
區劃 / 区划 (qūhuà) (literary)
甄別 / 甄别 (zhēnbié)
科別 / 科别 (kēbié) (literary)
認 / 认 (rèn) (literary, or in compounds)
識別 / 识别 (shíbié)
辨別 / 辨别 (biànbié)
辨明 (biànmíng)
辨析 (biànxī) (to differentiate and analyze)
辨白 (biànbái) (literary)
辨認 / 辨认 (biànrèn)
辨識 / 辨识 (biànshí)
鑒別 / 鉴别 (jiànbié)
鑒識 / 鉴识 (jiànshí)

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (區):

→ Japanese: 区(く) (ku)
→ Korean: 구(區) (gu)
→ Vietnamese: khu (區Category:Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes#區)

Others:

→ English: qu
→ Zhuang: gih

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ōu (ou¹Category:Mandarin links with redundant target parameters#區)

(Zhuyin): ㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): au¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ô

(Hailu, HRS): o^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): êu¹
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ao¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): o͘ / io / au

(Teochew, Peng'im): ao¹
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹eu / ¹ei

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ou
  - Wade–Giles: ou¹
  - Yale: ōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ou
  - Palladius: оу (ou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: au¹
  - Yale: āu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: au¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: eo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐu̯⁵⁵/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ô
  - Hakka Romanization System: o^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: o¹
  - Sinological IPA: /o²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: o^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /o⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: êu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /eu⁴⁴/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ao¹
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: au
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /au⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ao¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /au⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘
  - Tâi-lô: oo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: of
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: io
  - Tâi-lô: io
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioy
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /io³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: au
  - Tâi-lô: au
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aw
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /au⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /au³³/

Note: au - surname.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ao¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: au
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /au³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Chongming, Suzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ¹eu
  - MiniDict: eu^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹eu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɤ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ʔɵ⁵⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /øy⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /ɤ⁵²/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /œʏ⁵²/
- (Northern: Changzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹ei
  - MiniDict: ei^平
  - Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /ei⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: 'uw

Rime
Character	區
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	烏侯切
Baxter	'uw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔəu/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔəu/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔəw/
Li Rong	/ʔu/
Wang Li	/əu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	au¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*qˤ(r)o/

(Zhengzhang): /*qoː/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	區
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	ōu
Middle Chinese	‹ ʔuw ›
Old Chinese	/*qˁ(r)o/
English	(a measure)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.