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州
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state

HSK 10 N2
Abstract →Space
zhōu
シュウ、ス
す
주
Depicts an area of dry land in the middle of a river.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
州
Regular
Modern
Chinese
州 [zhōu]
prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)
Japanese
州 、 洲 しゅう 同音
  1. nounn-suf state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy); canton; oblast
  2. nounn-suf continent
  3. n-suf historical province (of Japan)
  4. nounn-suf historical province (of ancient China); prefecture; department
  5. suffix archaic dear (after a person's name)
州 、 洲 す 同音
noun sandbank; sandbar
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
南部の州へ冬期に旅行すると、今旅行するよりも料金が高くなります。
Traveling to the southern states during the winter will be costlier than it is now.
Japanese Names
州 あつむ
Atsumu unclassified name
州 くに
Kuni unclassified name
州 しま
Shima female given name
州 しゅう
Shuu unclassified name
州 すさき
Susaki surname
州 すざき
Suzaki surname
州 とうしゅう
Toushuu given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
广州 [Guǎng​zhōu] #45,539
Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong
广州 [Guǎng​zhōu] #45,539
Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong
加州 [Jiā​zhōu] #2,282
California
杭州 [Háng​zhōu] #1,701
Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China
州长 [zhōu​zhǎng] #4,372
governor (of a province or colony)
州长 [zhōu​zhǎng] #4,372
governor (of a province or colony)
德州 [Dé​zhōu] #4,853
Dezhou prefecture-level city in Shandong
贵州 [Guì​zhōu] #3,517
Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔[Qián] or 貴|贵[Guì], capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Guì​yáng]
贵州 [Guì​zhōu] #3,517
Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔[Qián] or 貴|贵[Guì], capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Guì​yáng]
广州市 [Guǎng​zhōu​shì] #4,512
Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 州 [しゅう] #5,048
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.)
⭐ 九州 [きゅうしゅう] #12,256
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
⭐ 欧州 [おうしゅう] #18,766
Europe
信州 [しんしゅう] #29,843
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
合衆国 [がっしゅうこく] #34,220
federation
本州 [ほんしゅう] #36,232
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan)
満州 [まんしゅう] #36,968
Manchuria
中州 [なかす] #53,348
sandbank (in a river)
⭐ 北九州 [きたきゅうしゅう] #53,429
Kitakyushu (city)
播州 [ばんしゅう] #58,221
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
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KOREAN WORDS (6)
경주 #15,363
Gyeongju
광주 #38,901
Gwangju
전주 #38,904
Jeonju
연해주
Yeonhaeju
제주특별자치도
Jejuteukbyeoljachi-do Province
주지사
governor