Meaning of 社区
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- community
- neighborhood
How to use 社区
社区 usually means a residential neighborhood and the people in it, often with its own management office called 社区服务中心. It also works for online or interest-based groups, like 网络社区 (online community). Example: 我们社区有一个小公园。(Wǒmen shèqū yǒu yí ge xiǎo gōngyuán.) There is a small park in our neighborhood.
社 (shè) is the 社 in 社会 (shèhuì, society), so it points to people gathering together. 区 (qū) means an area, as in 地区 (dìqū). Put them together and you get a social area: the community where people live side by side.
Common mistake: Learners often swap 区 (qū) and 去 (qù) because they sound alike. 区 is first tone and means area. Also, 社 has the 礻 radical on the left, not 衤, so do not add the extra stroke.
社区 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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社 shè · society · 7 strokes
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区 qū · area · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 社区.
| 社会 | shèhuì | society |
| 地区 | dìqū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system |
| 区别 | qūbié | difference; to distinguish |
| 旅行社 | lǚxíngshè | travel agency |
| 市区 | shìqū | urban district; downtown |
| 区域 | qūyù | area; region |
| 郊区 | jiāoqū | suburban district; outskirts; suburbs |
| 山区 | shānqū | mountain area |
| 灾区 | zāiqū | disaster area; stricken region |
| 区分 | qūfēn | to differentiate; to draw a distinction |
| 城区 | chéngqū | city district; urban area |
| 社交 | shèjiāo | social interaction |
Questions about 社区
What does 社区 mean?
社区 (shèqū) means "community; neighborhood" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 社区?
社区 is made of 2 characters: 社 (7 strokes), 区 (4 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 社区 an HSK word?
Yes. 社区 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 社区 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 社区 is written 社區.
What is the difference between 社区 and 小区?
小区 (xiǎoqū) usually means a specific housing complex or gated residential compound. 社区 is broader and often covers several 小区 plus the local community services and residents' committee.
Can 社区 be used for online communities?
Yes. Phrases like 网络社区 (wǎngluò shèqū) or 开发者社区 (developer community) are common. In these cases it means a group of people with shared interests, not a physical place.