社区
Old HSK 6
社区 (shèqū) · community
社区 (shèqū) means “community; neighbourhood”. It is written with 2 characters: 社 (group) + 区 (area). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 社区 is built
The characters
社 shè · group
What 社 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: An earth 土 spirit 礻; 礻 also provides the pronunciation (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
我们社区有一个小图书馆。Wǒmen shèqū yǒu yí gè xiǎo túshūguǎn.Our community has a small library.
社区每周末都组织活动。Shèqū měi zhōumò dōu zǔzhī huódòng.The neighbourhood organises activities every weekend.
Questions about 社区
What does 社区 mean?
社区 (shèqū) means “community; neighbourhood”.
How do you pronounce 社区?
社区 is pronounced shèqū.
Which HSK level is 社区?
社区 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 旅行社lǚxíngshètravel agency
- 社会shèhuìsociety
- 报社bàoshènewspaper office
- 地区dìqūregion
- 区别qūbiédifference
- 市区shìqūcity center
- 郊区jiāoqūsuburbs
- 区分qūfēnto distinguish
- 区域qūyùarea
- 小区xiǎoqūresidential community
Learn 社区 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 159: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.