小区 (xiǎo qū)

Character breakdown

• 小 (xiǎo) · 3 strokes

  Depicts three small dots, representing the meaning "small". Originally the same character as 少. The small dots possibly represent grains of sand (沙).

• 区 (Oū) · 4 strokes

  Simplified form of 區. Depicts a group of things (品) in an enclosed area.