域

yù

土 + 或

Definitions

yù (noun) field; region; area; domain

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 或 represents the sound.

Semantic: 土 Phonetic: 或

About

域 (yù) combines the semantic component 土 (earth, land) with the phonetic 或 (huò) in a phono-semantic compound. The earth radical evokes land and physical space, grounding the character's primary meaning: a defined geographic region, territory, or jurisdiction. Over time, this literal sense of a boundary on the earth broadened into the abstract, allowing 域 to also signify a domain of knowledge, an academic field, or a range in mathematics.

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

这个区域很安全。

Zhège qūyù hěn ānquán.

This region is very safe.

他在技术领域工作。

Tā zài jìshù lǐngyù gōngzuò.

He works in the technical field.

我们需要保护自然区域。

Wǒmen xūyào bǎohù zìrán qūyù.

We need to protect natural areas.

这个域名已经被注册了。

Zhège yùmíng yǐjīng bèi zhùcè le.

This domain name has already been registered.

在艺术领域，她很有天赋。

Zài yìshù lǐngyù, tā hěn yǒu tiānfù.

In the field of art, she is very talented.

这个公司的业务领域很广泛。

Zhège gōngsī de yèwù lǐngyù hěn guǎngfàn.

This company's business domains are very extensive.

在科学研究领域，国际合作日益频繁。

Zài kēxué yánjiū lǐngyù, guójì hézuò rìyì pínfán.

In the field of scientific research, international cooperation is increasingly frequent.

通过分析不同经济领域的数据，我们可以预测市场趋势。

Tōngguò fēnxī bùtóng jīngjì lǐngyù de shùjù, wǒmen kěyǐ yùcè shìchǎng qūshì.

By analyzing data from different economic fields, we can predict market trends.

Related Characters

Component: 土

Component: 或

Example Words