州
zhōu
prefecture
(old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland)
a picture of 州 → land amid flowing rivers = a province or state
The original form showed three dots (sandbars or settlements) amid flowing water, representing land divisions formed by rivers. Over time this evolved into an administrative region, then a state or province.
他住在美国的一个州里。
tā zhù zài měi guó de yī gè zhōu lǐ。
He lives in a state of the United States.
每个州都有自己的法律和规定。
měi gè zhōu dōu yǒu zì jǐ de fǎ lǜ hé guī dìng。
Every state has its own laws and regulations.
Words with 州
漳州市
zhāng zhōu shì
Zhangzhou, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
邳州
pī zhōu
see 邳州市[Pi1 zhou1 Shi4]
郴州
chēn zhōu
see 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4]
儋州市
dān zhōu shì
Danzhou, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3 nan2 Sheng3]
池州市
chí zhōu shì
Chizhou, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
林州
lín zhōu
see 林州市[Lin2 zhou1 Shi4]
化州
huà zhōu
see 化州市[Hua4 zhou1 Shi4]
昆士兰州
kūn shì lán zhōu
Queensland (Australia)
幽州
yōu zhōu
Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning
常州市
cháng zhōu shì
Changzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]
扬州
yáng zhōu
see 揚州市|扬州市[Yang2 zhou1 Shi4]
胶州湾
jiāo zhōu wān
Gulf of Jiaozhou (Shandong province)