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洲
zhōu
1. continent
2. island in a river
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

洲
zhōu
continent; island
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

五洲
wǔzhōu
five continents
亚洲
Yàzhōu
Asia
HSK 4
大洲
dàzhōu
continent
夷洲
Yízhōu
land of barbarians
子洲
Zǐzhōu
Zishou County in Yulin [[榆林<Yúlín>]], Shaanxi
新洲
Xīnzhōu
Xinzhou district of Wuhan city [[武漢市|武汉市<Wǔhànshì>]], Hubei
东洲
Dōngzhōu
Dongzhou district of Fushun city [[撫順市|抚顺市]], Liaoning
株洲
Zhūzhōu
Zhuzhou prefecture level city, on the Xiangjiang river in Hunan
欧洲
Ōuzhōu
Europe
HSK 5
汀洲
tīngzhōu
shoal
沙洲
shāzhōu
sandbank
洲府
zhōufǔ
state government
洲际
zhōujì
intercontinental
满洲
Mǎnzhōu
Manchuria
潮洲
Cháozhōu
Chaozhou or Teochew, a town near Guangdong, with famous cuisine
澳洲
Àozhōu
Australia
瀛洲
Yíngzhōu
Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality
秀洲
Xiùzhōu
Xiuzhou district of Jiaxing city [[嘉興市|嘉兴市<Jiāxīngshì>]], Zhejiang
绿洲
lǚzhōu
oasis
美洲
Měizhōu
America

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
700
Word Frequency Rank
1,428 of 84,292

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