continent; island in a river
Animated Stroke Order 洲
Stroke Order Diagrams 洲

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HSK Vocabulary: 洲
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 洲 is used in context
1
yà亚
zhōu洲
shì是
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
miàn面
jī积
zuì最
dà大
de的
zhōu洲
。
Asia is the largest continent in the world by area
2
ōu欧
zhōu洲
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
guó国
jiā家
。
Europe has many countries with long histories
3
shā沙
mò漠
zhōng中
de的
lǜ绿
zhōu洲
gěi给
lǚ旅
rén人
dài带
lái来
xī希
wàng望
。
The oasis in the desert brings hope to travelers
4
yà亚
zhōu洲
hěn很
dà大
。
Asia is very big.
5
zhōng中
guó国
zài在
yà亚
zhōu洲
。
China is in Asia.
6
yà亚
zhōu洲
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
bù不
tóng同
de的
guó国
jiā家
,
bǐ比
rú如
zhōng中
guó国
、
rì日
běn本
hé和
yìn印
dù度
。
There are many different countries in Asia, such as China, Japan, and India.
7
ōu欧
zhōu洲
hěn很
dà大
。
Europe is very big.
8
wǒ我
xiǎng想
qù去
ōu欧
zhōu洲
lǚ旅
yóu游
。
I want to travel to Europe.
9
ōu欧
zhōu洲
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
guó国
jiā家
。
There are many countries with a long history in Europe.
10
shā沙
mò漠
lǐ里
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
lǜ绿
zhōu洲
。
There is an oasis in the desert.
Information
Traditional洲
Radical氵
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#913
Zhuyinㄓㄡ
Components—
UnicodeU+6D32
CangjieEILL
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Cultural note
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