ōu = Ø + ou1
surname Ou
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= qu + Ø1
area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4]
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How to pronounce 区

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

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+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

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= qu initial

Qu is for Cupid.

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+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

区 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= y + Ø4
to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow
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fāng = f + ang1
"right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc
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Characters with 区 as component

ōu = Ø + ou1
Europe / abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 zhou1] / surname Ou
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ōu = Ø + ou1
(used for transliteration) / old variant of 謳|讴[ou1]
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ōu = Ø + ou1
Europe (abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 zhou1]) / surname Ou
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Words with 区

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local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4]
difference / to distinguish / to discriminate / to make a distinction / CL:個|个[ge4]
area / region / district

Sentences with 区

区 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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