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州
zhōu
1.
prefecture
2.
(old) province
3.
(old) administrative division
4.
state (e.g. of US)
5.
oblast (Russia)
6.
canton (Switzerland)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
九州
Jiǔzhōu
division of China during earliest dynasties
亳州
Bózhōu
Bozhou prefecture level city in Anhui
伊州
Yīzhōu
Tang dynasty province in modern Xinjiang, around Kumul [[哈密<Hāmì>]]
信州
Xìnzhōu
Xinzhou district of Shangrao prefecture level city [[上饒市|上饶市]], Jiangxi
儋州
Dānzhōu
Danzhou City, Hainan
光州
Guāngzhōu
Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan [[潢川<Huángchuān>]] in Xinyang [[信陽|信阳]], Henan
兖州
Yǎnzhōu
Yanzhou county level city in Jining [[濟寧|济宁<Jǐníng>]], Shandong
全州
Quánzhōu
Quanzhou county in Guilin [[桂林<Guìlín>]], Guangxi
冀州
Jìzhōu
Jishou county level city in Hengshui [[衡水<Héngshuǐ>]], Hebei
加州
Jiāzhōu
California
化州
Huàzhōu
Huazhou county level city in Maoming [[茂名]], Guangdong
南州
Nánzhōu
Nanchou township in Pingtung County [[屏東縣|屏东县<PíngdōngXiàn>]], Taiwan
原州
Yuánzhōu
Yuanzhou district of Guyuan city [[固原市<Gùyuánshì>]], Ningxia
台州
Tāizhōu
Taizhou prefecture level city in Zhejiang
吉州
Jízhōu
Jizhou district of Ji'an city [[吉安市]], Jiangxi
商州
Shāngzhōu
Shangzhou District of Shangluo City [[商洛市<ShāngluòShì>]], Shaanxi
夏州
Xiàzhōu
old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county [[橫山縣|横山县]], Yulin, Shaanxi
夔州
Kuízhōu
Kuizhou, ancient area of modern Fengjie County [[奉節縣|奉节县<FèngjiéXiàn>]], Chongqing
孟州
Mèngzhōu
Mengzhou county level city in Jiaozuo [[焦作<Jiāozuò>]], Henan
定州
Dìngzhōu
Dingzhou county level city in Baoding [[保定<Bǎodìng>]], Hebei
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 720
- Word Frequency Rank
- 938 of 84,292