洲
zhōu
continent
island in a river
water (氵) + landmass (州) = land defined by surrounding water
州 originally depicted sandbars or landmasses surrounded by water — dots between flowing lines. Adding the water radical 氵 extends this to larger bodies of land defined by the water around them: continents and river islands alike.
非洲有很多种类的野生动物。
fēi zhōu yǒu hěn duō zhǒng lèi de yě shēng dòng wù。
Africa has many kinds of wild animals.
七大洲中，亚洲是面积最大的。
qī dà zhōu zhōng，yà zhōu shì miàn jī zuì dà de。
Among the seven continents, Asia is the largest in area.
Words with 洲
株洲
zhū zhōu
see 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4]
五大洲
wǔ dà zhōu
five continents
新洲
xīn zhōu
see 新洲區|新洲区[Xin1 zhou1 Qu1]
长江三角洲
cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu
Yangtze River Delta
美洲虎
měi zhōu hǔ
jaguar
欧洲联盟
ōu zhōu lián méng
European Union (EU)
珠江三角洲
zhū jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu
Pearl River Delta (PRD)
美洲
měi zhōu
the Americas
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
delta (geography)
大洲
dà zhōu
continent
长江三角洲经济区
cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu jīng jì qū
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
长洲
cháng zhōu
see 長洲區|长洲区[Chang2 zhou1 Qu1]