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
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:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 州 sound component | zhōu | state, province, prefecture |
| 酬 | chóu | to toast, to entertain; to reward, to compensate |
Words containing 州
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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] |