州 Stroke Order

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Information of 州

Pinyin zhōu

Radical

川

Strokes

6 strokes

Usage

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Definition

(United States) state / province / sub-prefecture

州 [zhōu] 〈名〉【本义】: Water land 1. An ancient administrative division, its size varied throughout the ages (later often used in place names): ～ county. Hang ～. 2. A type of ethnic autonomous administrative division in China: Hainan Province Li and Miao Autonomous ～. 1. Same as the original meaning. Later written as "洲" (islet). 2. The character can also be written as "洲". 3. An ancient name for local administrative divisions in China. It is said that after Yu controlled the flood, he divided his territory into nine states. Throughout history, these divisions have seen fluctuations in status. The Republic of China abolished the system of states. Some place names are still in use today (prefecture). 4. An ancient household registration unit in China (district). 5. A state name during the Zhou dynasty (Zhou state). 6. Surname Jiang, historically located in the northeast of Anqiu County, Shandong Province. 7. Surname Yan, historically located in Jianli County, Hubei Province. 8. Surname.

恩施土家族苗族自治州 Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hubei

马萨诸塞州 Mǎ sà zhū sài zhōu

Massachusetts, US state

宾夕法尼亚州 Bīn xī fǎ ní yà zhōu

Pennsylvania

夏威夷州 Xià wēi yí zhōu

Hawai, US state

克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 Kè zī lè sū Kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu

Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

甘孜藏族自治州 Gān zī Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Garze or Kandze, Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: dkar mdzes bod rigs rang skyong khul), formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan

孟州 Mèng zhōu

Mengzhou county level city in Jiaozuo 焦作[Jiao1 zuo4], Henan

荆州 Jīng zhōu

Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei

宾州 Bīn zhōu

Pennsylvania / abbr. for 賓夕法尼亞州|宾夕法尼亚州

宿州 Sù zhōu

Suzhou prefecture level city in Anhui

加利福尼亚州 Jiā lì fú ní yà zhōu

California

凉山彝族自治州 Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu

Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

琼州海峡 Qióng zhōu Hǎi xiá

Qiongzhou Strait (between Hainan Island and Mainland China)

彭州 Péng zhōu

Pengzhou county level city in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan

嵊州 Shèng zhōu

Shengzhou county level city in Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1], Zhejiang

广州 Guǎng zhōu

Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong / Canton

自治州 zì zhì zhōu

autonomous prefecture

随州 Suí zhōu

Suizhou prefecture level city in Hubei

杭州 Háng zhōu

Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China

荆州市 Jīng zhōu shì

Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei

州长 zhōu zhǎng

governor (of a province or colony) / US state governor / premier (Australian states)

鄂州 È zhōu

Ezhou prefecture-level city in Hubei

苏州 Sū zhōu

Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu

鄂州市 È zhōu shì

Ezhou prefecture-level city in Hubei

黄州 Huáng zhōu

Huangzhou district of Huanggang city 黃岡市|黄冈市[Huang2 gang1 shi4], Hubei

扬州 Yáng zhōu

Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu

贵州 Guì zhōu

Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔[Qian2] or 貴|贵[Gui4], capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]

随州市 Suí zhōu shì

Suizhou prefecture level city in Hubei

郑州 Zhèng zhōu

Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China

福州 Fú zhōu

Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China / formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow