Keyword
prefecture
- state
- province
- Frequency
- #465
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
zhōu100%
Mnemonic
Islands within a river 川
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
州
prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)
加州
California
州长
governor (of a province or colony); (US) state governor; (Australian) state premier
德州
Texas (abbr. for 德克萨斯州 (DékèsàsīZhōu))
九州
division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
广州市
Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province 广东省 (GuǎngdōngShěng)
纽约州
New York state
自治州
autonomous prefecture
贵州省
Guizhou Province, capital Guiyang 贵阳市 (GuìyángShì) (short name 贵 (Guì) or 黔 (Qián))
神州
old name for China
佛罗里达州
Florida
杭州市
Hangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Zhejiang Province 浙江省 (ZhèjiāngShěng)
潮州
Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 闽南语 (Mǐnnányǔ) spoken in east Guangdong
加利福尼亚州
California
州立
state-run
济州岛
Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site
郑州市
Zhengzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Henan Province 河南省 (HénánShěng)
宾州
Pennsylvania; abbr. for 宾夕法尼亚州
济州
Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site
苏州市
Suzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江苏省 (JiāngsūShěng)
俄亥俄州
Ohio
加州大学
University of California (abbr. for 加利福尼亚大学 (JiālìfúníyàDàxué))
州立大学
State University (US)
本州
Honshū, the main island of Japan