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Chinese symbol for “subdivision”

区划
qū huà
Traditional: 區劃
subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for subdivision is 区划 (qū huà), defined as: subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties).

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
划 huà
to row or paddle a boat; to scratch; to plan; profitable
radical 18 ⼑ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “subdivision”

WordPinyinMeaning
区画 (區畫)qū huàsubdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
亚门 (亞門)yà mén(biology) subphylum (in zoological taxonomy); subdivision (in the taxonomy of plants or fungi)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 区划.

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
计划 (計劃)jì huàplan; project
规划 (規劃)guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program

See also: Japanese symbol for “subdivision”.

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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