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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  • 州来 (州來) 吳入州來 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 26
  • 州仇 (州仇) 叔孫州仇 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 25
  • 叔孙州 (叔孫州) 叔孫州仇 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 24
  • 州吁 (州籲) 遭州吁之難 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧日月 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Ri Yue — count: 20
  • 伯州 (伯州) 伯州犁奔楚 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 13
  • 州犁 (州犁) 伯州犁奔楚 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 13
  • 阳州 (陽州) 使帥師以伐陽州 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 10
  • 州綽 (州綽) 州綽曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 7
  • 入州 (入州) 吳入州來 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 5
  • 州公 (州公) 州公如曹 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 5