zhōu
continent; island in a river

Animated Stroke Order 洲

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Stroke Order Diagrams 洲

洲 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
zhōu
shì
shì
jiè
shàng
miàn
zuì
de
zhōu

Asia is the largest continent in the world by area

2
ōu
zhōu
yǒu
duō
shǐ
yōu
jiǔ
de
guó
jiā

Europe has many countries with long histories

3
shā
zhōng
de
绿
zhōu
gěi
rén
dài
lái
wàng

The oasis in the desert brings hope to travelers

4
zhōu
hěn

Asia is very big.

5
zhōng
guó
zài
zhōu

China is in Asia.

6
zhōu
yǒu
hěn
duō
tóng
de
guó
jiā
zhōng
guó
běn
yìn

There are many different countries in Asia, such as China, Japan, and India.

7
ōu
zhōu
hěn

Europe is very big.

8
xiǎng
ōu
zhōu
yóu

I want to travel to Europe.

9
ōu
zhōu
yǒu
hěn
duō
shǐ
yōu
jiǔ
de
guó
jiā

There are many countries with a long history in Europe.

10
shā
yǒu
绿
zhōu

There is an oasis in the desert.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#913
Zhuyinㄓㄡ
Components
UnicodeU+6D32
CangjieEILL
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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