州
- 720th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
- 1 dictionary entry
- Appears in 421 words
- Component in 4 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. zhōu (zhou1)prefecture • state (e.g. of US) • province (old) • administrative division (old)
Pronunciation Clues
1. Pronunciation clue for 州 zhōu (zhou1)The component 州 is pronounced as 'zhōu' (zhou1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Example Words
Common
guǎng zhōu shì (Guang3 zhou1 shi4)Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong • Canton
dé zhōu (De2 zhou1)Dezhou prefecture level city in Shandong • abbr. for 德克薩斯州|德克萨斯州, Texas
háng zhōu (Hang2 zhou1)Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China
fú zhōu (Fu2 zhou1)Fuzhou prefecture level city and capital of Fujian province in east China • formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow
zhèng zhōu (Zheng4 zhou1)Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China
Uncommon
jiǔ zhōu (Jiu3 zhou1)division of China during earliest dynasties • fig. ancient China • Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
bó zhōu (Bo2 zhou1)Bozhou prefecture level city in Anhui
jì zhōu (Ji4 zhou1)Jishou county level city in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei
jiā zhōu (Jia1 zhou1)California
huà zhōu (Hua4 zhou1)Huazhou county level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
tái zhōu (Tai2 zhou1)Taizhou prefecture level city in Zhejiang
tái zhōu shì (Tai2 zhou1 shi4)Taizhou prefecture level city in Zhejiang
sù zhōu (Su4 zhou1)Suzhou prefecture level city in Anhui
cháng zhōu (Chang2 zhou1)Changzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
cháng zhōu shì (Chang2 zhou1 shi4)Changzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
xú zhōu (Xu2 zhou1)Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
huì zhōu (Hui4 zhou1)Huizhou prefecture level city in Guangdong
huì zhōu shì (Hui4 zhou1 shi4)Huizhou prefecture level city in Guangdong province
háng zhōu shì (Hang2 zhou1 shi4)Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China
liǔ zhōu (Liu3 zhou1)Liuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi • Zhuang: Liujcouh
méi zhōu (Mei2 zhou1)Meizhou prefecture level city in Guangdong
wú zhōu (Wu2 zhou1)Wuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi
yǒng zhōu (Yong3 zhou1)Yongzhou prefecture level city in Hunan
quán zhōu (Quan2 zhou1)Quanzhou prefecture level city in Fujian
tài zhōu (Tai4 zhou1)Taizhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
hú zhōu (Hu2 zhou1)Huzhou prefecture level city in Zhejiang
chú zhōu (Chu2 zhou1)Chuzhou prefecture level city in Anhui
zhāng zhōu (Zhang1 zhou1)Zhangzhou prefecture level city in Fujian
cháo zhōu (Chao2 zhou1)Chaozhou prefecture level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] • Chaochou town in Pingtung county 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 xian4], Taiwan
jì zhōu dǎo (Ji4 zhou1 dao3)Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site
shén zhōu (Shen2 zhou1)old name for China
fú zhōu shì (Fu2 zhou1 shi4)Fuzhou prefecture level city and capital of Fujian province in east China • formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow
zì zhì zhōu (zi4 zhi4 zhou1)autonomous prefecture
lán zhōu (Lan2 zhou1)Lanzhou prefecture level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]
qú zhōu (Qu2 zhou1)Quzhou prefecture level city in Zhejiang
guì zhōu (Gui4 zhou1)Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔[Qian2] or 貴|贵[Gui4], capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]
tōng zhōu (Tong1 zhou1)Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county • Tongzhou county level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
chēn zhōu (Chen1 zhou1)a city in Hunan province
zhèng zhōu shì (Zheng4 zhou1 shi4)Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China
jǐn zhōu (Jin3 zhou1)Jinzhou prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
léi zhōu (Lei2 zhou1)Leizhou county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
gāo zhōu (Gao1 zhou1)Gaozhou county level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong