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洲 zhōu continent

How to remember 洲: 氵 water + 州 state = continent. After hours over the water, the girl finally sees the first state of Australia, a whole new continent below her.

  • 701. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 水

Component breakdown

洲 = 氵 water + 州 state

  • 氵 water
  • 州 state
The Gushi story

After hours over the water, the girl finally sees the first state of Australia, a whole new continent below her.

How it is used

  • 'Continent' - the fixed morpheme in continent names: 亚洲 (Yàzhōu) Asia, 欧洲 (Ōuzhōu) Europe, 非洲 (Fēizhōu) Africa.
  • Don't confuse with its homophone 州 (zhōu, a state/prefecture, as in 加州 California); 洲 has the water radical and means continent or an islet.
  • 绿洲 (lǜzhōu) = oasis, literally a 'green islet' in the desert.

Words with 洲

Example sentences

  • 亚洲一共有几个国家？ Yàzhōu yīgòng yǒu jǐ gè guójiā?How many countries are there in Asia altogether?