州 - zhōu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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6 strokes
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州

zhōu

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

洲

zhōu

continent; island in a river

酬

chóu

to entertain; to repay; to return; to reward; to compensate; to reply; to answer

喌

zhōu

syllable

Related words (10)

州伯

zhōu bó

governor (of a province); provincial chief (old)

州界

zhōu jiè

state border; state line

state-run

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

知州

zhī zhōu

senior provincial government official in dynastic China

副州長

fù zhōu zhǎng

deputy governor (of a province or colony); lieutenant governor of US state

搖擺州

yáo bǎi zhōu

swing state (US politics)

沿海州

yán hǎi zhōu

coastal region; refers to Russian far east Primorsky Krai

聯邦州

lián bāng zhōu

federal state; German Bundesland

自治州

zì zhì zhōu

autonomous prefecture

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