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州

prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)

6 strokes Dict coverage rank #129 U+5DDE

How 州 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

Islands within a river 川

components: 川 ? unknown part

How to remember it

state · Heisig RSH #135

a drop of + 川 stream

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 州 as their sound component

These characters all use 州 (zhōu) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
州 sound component zhōu state, province, prefecture
酬 chóu to toast, to entertain; to reward, to compensate

Words containing 州

WordPinyinMeaning
海州区 Hǎi zhōu Qū Haizhou, a district of Lianyungang City 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2 yun2 gang3 Shi4], Jiangsu; Haizhou…
金州区 Jīn zhōu Qū Jinzhou, a district of Dalian City 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 Shi4], Liaoning
化州市 Huà zhōu Shì Huazhou, a county-level city in Maoming City 茂名市[Mao4 ming2 Shi4], Guangdong
安州区 Ān zhōu Qū Anzhou, a district of Mianyang City 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
高州市 Gāo zhōu Shì Gaozhou, a county-level city in Maoming City 茂名市[Mao4 ming2 Shi4], Guangdong
利州区 Lì zhōu Qū Lizhou, a district of Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 Shi4], Sichuan
文山州 Wén shān Zhōu see 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
加州大学 Jiā zhōu Dà xué University of California (abbr. for 加利福尼亞大學|加利福尼亚大学[Jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 Da4 xue2])
开州区 Kāi zhōu Qū Kaizhou, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
大理州 Dà lǐ Zhōu see 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
海西州 Hǎi xī Zhōu see 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
德州市 Dé zhōu Shì Dezhou, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
巴州区 Bā zhōu Qū Bazhou, a district of Bazhong City 巴中市[Ba1 zhong1 Shi4], Sichuan
通州区 Tōng zhōu Qū Tongzhou, a district of Beijing; Tongzhou, a district of Nantong City 南通市[Nan2 tong1 Shi4]…
海州 Hǎi zhōu see 海州區|海州区[Hai3 zhou1 Qu1]
大理白族自治州 Dà lǐ Bái zú Zì zhì zhōu Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
海南州 Hǎi nán Zhōu see 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
新义州市 Xīn yì zhōu shì Shin'ŭiju, capital of North Pyong'an Province, North Korea
化州 Huà zhōu see 化州市[Hua4 zhou1 Shi4]
金州 Jīn zhōu see 金州區|金州区[Jin1 zhou1 Qu1]