zhōu
administrative division; state; province

Animated Stroke Order 州

州 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 州

州 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
guǎng广
zhōu
shì
zhōng
guó
nán
fāng
de
zhòng
yào
chéng
shì

Guangzhou is an important city in southern China

2
háng
zhōu
měi
de
西
ér
wén
míng

Hangzhou is famous for its beautiful West Lake

3
zhōu
de
yuán
lín
fēi
cháng
jīng
zhì
piào
liang

Suzhou's gardens are very exquisite and beautiful

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes6
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1634
Zhuyinㄓㄡ
Components
UnicodeU+5DDE
CangjieILIL
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality