洲(zhōu)

HSK 7-99 strokes

continent

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Character information

Pinyin
zhōu
Meaning
continent; island in a river
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 洲 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵州

A state 州 surrounded by water 氵; 州 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

氵shuǐ州zhōu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 洲 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 洲

Common words using 洲 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wǔ五zhōu洲

five continents; the world

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yà亚zhōu洲

Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲)

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dà大zhōu洲

continent

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sān三jiǎo角zhōu洲

delta (geography)

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zhōng中měi美zhōu洲

Central America

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yà亚zhōu洲bēi杯

Asian Cup

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běi北měi美zhōu洲

North America

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nán南jí极zhōu洲

Antarctica

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五亚大三角中美杯

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