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Chinese symbol for “sector”

区块
qū kuài
Traditional: 區塊
block; segment; section; sector; area

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sector is 区块 (qū kuài), defined as: block; segment; section; sector; area.

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

区 qū
area, district, region, ward; surname
radical 23 ⼖ · 4 strokes
块 kuài
piece, lump, chunk; dollar; measure word for currency
radical 32 ⼟ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sector”

WordPinyinMeaning
板块 (板塊)bǎn kuàislab; (geology) tectonic plate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 区块.

WordPinyinMeaning
地区 (地區)dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
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
一块 (一塊)yī kuàia piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 这 (zhè)) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感这一块 (qíng gǎn zhè y
板块 (板塊)bǎn kuàislab; (geology) tectonic plate

See also: Japanese symbol for “sector”.

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.