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Chinese symbol for “region”

地区
dì qū
Traditional: 地區
region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for region is 地区 (dì qū), defined as: region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system).

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

地 dì
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a v
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes
区 qū
area, district, region, ward; surname
radical 23 ⼖ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “region”

WordPinyinMeaning
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
一带 (一帶)yī dàiregion; area
带 (帶)dàiband; belt
区 (區)qūarea; region
区域 (區域)qū yùarea; region

Related words

Other words that share a character with 地区.

WordPinyinMeaning
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
当地 (當地)dāng dìlocal
土地tǔ dìland; soil
区域 (區域)qū yùarea; region
社区 (社區)shè qūcommunity; neighborhood
区别 (區別)qū biédifference; to distinguish
自治区 (自治區)zì zhì qūautonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minorities (five in total: Guangxi,
市区 (市區)shì qūurban district; downtown

See also: Japanese symbol for “region”.

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.

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