zhōu

  1. zhōu noun a state; a province
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
    Notes: Often used in names for US states (FE '州' 4)
  2. zhōu noun a unit of 2,500 households
    Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: In the Warring States administrative system (FE '州' 2; GHDC '州' 3)
  3. zhōu noun a prefecture
    Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: An administrative area in historic times retained in present-day place names, such as 苏州 Suzhou and 扬州 Yangzhou (CCD '州' 1; FE '州' 1; GHDC '州' 2; HSK '州' 1)
  4. zhōu noun a country
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the Warring States administrative system (FE '州' 3; GHDC '州' 5)
  5. zhōu noun an island
    Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: In the Warring States administrative system (FE '州' 3; GHDC '州' 1)
  6. zhōu proper noun Zhou
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: In the Warring States administrative system (FE '州' 3)
  7. zhōu noun autonomous prefecture
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
    Notes: Short for 自治州 (CCD '州' 2; HSK '州' 2)
  8. zhōu noun a country
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Same as 聚 (GHDC '州' 4)

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