Chinese symbol for “segment”
区块
qū kuài
Traditional: 區塊
block; segment; section; sector; area
The closest CC-CEDICT match for segment is 区块 (qū kuài), defined as: block; segment; section; sector; area.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “segment”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 段 | duàn | paragraph; section |
| 分段 | fēn duàn | to divide (sth) into sections; to segment |
| 节目 (節目) | jié mù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) |
| 环节 (環節) | huán jié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a p |
| 节 (節) | jié | joint; node; (bound form) section; segment |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 区块.
| 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 |
| 一块 (一塊) | yī kuài | a 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 kuài | slab; (geology) tectonic plate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “segment”.
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.