小区
HSK 3 (exam 2025)
小区 (xiǎoqū) · residential community
小区 (xiǎoqū) means “residential community; housing estate”. It is written with 2 characters: 小 (small) + 区 (area). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 小区 is built
The characters
小 xiǎo · small
What 小 is made of
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Dividing 八 by a line 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
区 qū · area
What 区 is made of
- 匸xì — box
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A place 匸 under a lord's control 乂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们小区里有一个公园。Wǒmen xiǎoqū li yǒu yí ge gōngyuán.There's a park in our residential area.
他住在我们小区。Tā zhù zài wǒmen xiǎoqū.He lives in our neighborhood.
Questions about 小区
What does 小区 mean?
小区 (xiǎoqū) means “residential community; housing estate”.
How do you pronounce 小区?
小区 is pronounced xiǎoqū.
Which HSK level is 小区?
小区 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
- 小姐xiǎojieMiss
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood
- 大小dàxiǎosize
- 小声xiǎoshēngin a low voice
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
Learn 小区 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 · Group 40: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.