域 (yù): region, area
域 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “region, area.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 土 (semantic) and 或 (phonetic). It ranks #847 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 域 earth. Its radical form 土 (earth) appears in many related characters such as 在 (zài, to exist), 地 (dì, earth, ground), 场 (chǎng, field, place).
Definitions
- region, area
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 域
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水域 | shuǐ yù | waters |
| 音域 | yīn yù | vocal range |
| 异域 | yì yù | foreign country |
| 域名 | yù míng | (computing) domain name |
| 流域 | liú yù | river basin |
| 疆域 | jiāng yù | territory |
| 局域网 | jú yù wǎng | local area network (LAN) |
| 区域性 | qū yù xìng | regional |
| 西域 | xī yù | Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1]) |
| 行政区域 | xíng zhèng qū yù | administrative area |
| 广域网 | guǎng yù wǎng | wide area network |
| 有理数域 | yǒu lǐ shù yù | field of rational numbers (math.), usually denoted by Q |
| 局部作用域 | jú bù zuò yòng yù | (computing) local scope |
| 全局作用域 | quán jú zuò yòng yù | (computing) global scope |
| 代数数域 | dài shù shù yù | algebraic number field (math.) |
域 appears in 67 compound words: 9 as the first character, 61 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 域 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 域.
Example Sentences
这个领域的技术发展很快，需要不断学习新知识。
Zhè gè lǐngyù de jìshù fāzhǎn hěn kuài, xūyào bùduàn xuéxí xīn zhīshi.
Technology in this field is developing rapidly; continuous learning of new knowledge is needed.
马来西亚附近海域发生7.1级地震
mǎ lái xī yà fù jìn hǎi yù fā shēng 7 . 1 jí dì zhèn
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the waters off Malaysia
...环内禁燃!云岩区春节期间烟花爆竹禁限放区域、时间..
. . . huán nèi jīn rán ! yún yán qū chūn jié qī jiān yān huā bào zhú jīn xiàn fàng qū yù , shí jiān . .
... No combustion in the ring! During the Spring Festival in Yunyan District, fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited and restricted:
菲律宾海警在我南沙群岛附近海域扔下两个黑色桶状物,..
菲 lǜ bīn hǎi jǐng zài wǒ nán shā qún dǎo fù jìn hǎi yù rēng xià liǎng gě hēi sè tǒng zhuàng wù , . .
The Philippine Coast Guard dropped two black barrel-shaped objects in waters near our Spratly Islands...
地域文化在国际中文教育中的应用
dì yù wén huā zài guó jì zhōng wén jiào yù zhōng de yīng yòng
The Application of Regional Culture in International Chinese Language Education
大年初一全社会跨区域人员流动量超2.1亿人次 全国..
dà nián chū yī quán shè huì kuà ōu yù rén yuán liú dòng liáng chāo . yì rén cì quán guó . .
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, cross-regional travel across the country exceeded 210 million trips.
您专攻于中医的什么领域？
Nín zhuāngōng yú Zhōngyī de shénme lǐngyù?
Which aspects of Chinese medicine do you specialise in?
你熟悉这个领域吗？
Nǐ shúxī zhège lǐngyù ma?
Is that an area you are familiar with?
据说这个区域埋着财宝。
Jùshuō zhège qūyù mái zhe cáibǎo.
It is said that treasure is buried in this area.
日本在某些领域赶上了美国。
Rìběn zài mǒuxiē lǐngyù gǎnshàng le Měiguó.
Japan has caught up with America in some fields.
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