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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)

沙洲
shāzhōu
sandbank
满洲
Mǎnzhōu
Manchuria
潮洲
Cháozhōu
Chaozhou or Teochew, a town near Guangdong, with famous cuisine
新洲
Xīnzhōu
Xinzhou district of Wuhan city [[武漢市|武汉市<Wǔhànshì>]], Hubei
大洲
dàzhōu
continent
非洲
Fēizhōu
Africa
汀洲
tīngzhōu
shoal
芦洲
Lúzhōu
Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City [[新北市<Xīnběishì>]], Taiwan
东洲
Dōngzhōu
Dongzhou district of Fushun city [[撫順市|抚顺市]], Liaoning
美洲
Měizhōu
America
香洲
Xiāngzhōu
Xiangzhou district of Zhuhai city [[珠海市<Zhūhǎishì>]], Guangdong
秀洲
Xiùzhōu
Xiuzhou district of Jiaxing city [[嘉興市|嘉兴市<Jiāxīngshì>]], Zhejiang
洲际
zhōujì
intercontinental
子洲
Zǐzhōu
Zishou County in Yulin [[榆林<Yúlín>]], Shaanxi
夷洲
Yízhōu
land of barbarians
跨洲
kuàzhōu
intercontinental
洲府
zhōufǔ
state government
澳洲
Àozhōu
Australia
欧洲
Ōuzhōu
Europe
HSK 5
株洲
Zhūzhōu
Zhuzhou prefecture level city, on the Xiangjiang river in Hunan

Metadata

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

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