區區

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Chinese

area; region; district
area; region; district; small; distinguish; surname
 
area; region; district
area; region; district; small; distinguish; surname
 
trad. (區區)
simp. (区区)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (29)
Final () (24)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter khju
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰɨo/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰio/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰio/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰuə̆/
Li
Rong
/kʰio/
Wang
Li
/kʰĭu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰi̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
heoi1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 10605
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰo/

Adjective

區區 (ideophonic)

  1. insignificant; trifling; small; negligible
  2. (literary) sincere; devoted; genuine; solicitous
  3. (literary) complacent; self-satisfied; contented
  4. (literary) ordinary; clumsy; foolish
  5. (literary) toiling; hard-working

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (區區):
  • Korean: 구구(區區) (gugu)

Noun

區區

  1. (literary) country

Pronoun

區區

  1. (literary, humble) I; me