Chinese symbol for “area”
区
qū
Traditional: 區
area; region; district; small
The closest CC-CEDICT match for area is 区 (qū), defined as: area; region; district; small; distinguish; 个 (gè).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “area”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区域 (區域) | qū yù | area; region |
| 面积 (面積) | miàn jī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area |
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 地域 | dì yù | area; district |
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 区.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 区域 (區域) | qū yù | area; region |
| 社区 (社區) | shè qū | community; neighborhood |
| 区别 (區別) | qū bié | difference; to distinguish |
| 自治区 (自治區) | zì zhì qū | autonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minorities (five in total: Guangxi, |
| 市区 (市區) | shì qū | urban district; downtown |
See also: Japanese symbol for “area”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.