Usage of the character 洲
zhōu
洲
[洲]
- continent
- island in a river
Yízhōu
夷洲
[夷洲]
- name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
Yàzhōu
亚洲
[亞洲]
- Asia (abbr. for 亞細亞洲／亚细亚洲 ( Yàxiyà Zhōu))
Zhūzhōu
株洲
[株洲]
- Zhuzhou, prefecture-level city, on the Xiangjiang river in Hunan
tīngzhōu
汀洲
[汀洲]
- shoal
- islet in a stream
Zǐzhōu
子洲
[子洲]
- Zishou County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi
shāzhōu
沙洲
[沙洲]
- sandbank
- sandbar
lüzhōu
绿洲
[綠洲]
- oasis
wǔzhōu
五洲
[五洲]
- five continents
- the world
Xiùzhōu
秀洲
[秀洲]
- Xiuzhou district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市／嘉兴市 ( Jiāxīngshì), Zhejiang
Dōngzhōu
东洲
[東洲]
- Dongzhou district of Fushun city 撫順市／抚顺市, Liaoning
zhōufǔ
洲府
[洲府]
- state government
Lúzhōu
芦洲
[蘆洲]
- Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan
Fēizhōu
非洲
[非洲]
- Africa
- abbr. for 阿非利加洲 ( Afēilìjiā Zhōu)
Xīnzhōu
新洲
[新洲]
- Xinzhou district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei
Xīngzhōu
星洲
[星洲]
- Singapore
Měizhōu
美洲
[美洲]
- America (including North, Central and South America)
- the Americas
- abbr. for 亞美利加洲／亚美利加洲 ( Yàměilìjiā Zhōu)
Aòzhōu
澳洲
[澳洲]
- Australia (abbr. for 澳大利亞洲／澳大利亚洲 ( Aodàliyà Zhōu))
Oūzhōu
欧洲
[歐洲]
- Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲／欧罗巴洲 ( Ouluobā Zhōu))
Xiāngzhōu
香洲
[香洲]
- Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai City 珠海市 ( Zhūhǎi Shì), Guangdong
dàzhōu
大洲
[大洲]
- continent
Pázhōu
琶洲
[琶洲]
- Pazhou district in Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Pazhou Island in Guangzhou, formerly called Whampoa, historical anchoring point for foreign trade ships
kuàzhōu
跨洲
[跨洲]
- intercontinental
Mǎnzhōu
满洲
[滿洲]
- Manchuria
Yíngzhōu
瀛洲
[瀛洲]
- Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality
zhōujì
洲际
[洲際]
- intercontinental
Mǎnzhōulǐ
满洲里
[滿洲里]
- Manzhouli, county-level city, Mongolian Manzhuur xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia
Měizhōubào
美洲豹
[美洲豹]
- jaguar (Panthera onca)
Fēizhōujiè
非洲界
[非洲界]
- Afrotropical realm
Dàyángzhōu
大洋洲
[大洋洲]
- Oceania
Gézhōubà
葛洲坝
[葛洲壩]
- name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan
Xiāngzhōu Qū
香洲区
[香洲區]
- Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai City 珠海市 ( Zhūhǎi Shì), Guangdong
Nánměizhōu
南美洲
[南美洲]
- South America
Méizhōu Dǎo
湄洲岛
[湄洲島]
- Meizhou Island (Putian)
Angchuánzhōu
昂船洲
[昂船洲]
- Stonecutters Island
Měizhōushī
美洲狮
[美洲獅]
- cougar
- mountain lion
- puma
Oūzhōurén
欧洲人
[歐洲人]
- European (person)
Xīnzhōuqū
新洲区
[新洲區]
- Xinzhou district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei
Luòmǎzhōu
落马洲
[落馬洲]
- Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong)
Póluózhōu
婆罗洲
[婆羅洲]
- Borneo island (of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)
Fēizhōurén
非洲人
[非洲人]
- African (person)
Zhūzhōuxiàn
株洲县
[株洲縣]
- Zhuzhou county in Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan
Yàzhōubēi
亚洲杯
[亞洲盃]
- Asian Cup
Zhōng Měizhōu
中美洲
[中美洲]
- Central America
wǔdàzhōu
五大洲
[五大洲]
- five continents
- the whole world
Bīngzhōushí
冰洲石
[冰洲石]
- Iceland spar
Chángzhōuqū
长洲区
[長洲區]
- Changzhou district of Wuzhou city 梧州市 ( Wúzhōushì), Guangxi
Oūzhōubēi
欧洲杯
[歐洲杯]
- European Cup (e.g. soccer)
Wài Mǎnzhōu
外满洲
[外滿洲]
- Outer Manchuria
Běiměizhōu
北美洲
[北美洲]
- North America
Mǎnzhōuguó
满洲国
[滿洲國]
- Manchukuo
sānjiǎozhōu
三角洲
[三角洲]
- delta (geography)
Xiùzhōuqū
秀洲区
[秀洲區]
- Xiuzhou district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市／嘉兴市 ( Jiāxīngshì), Zhejiang
Měizhōutuó
美洲鸵
[美洲鴕]
- Greater Rhea
- American Rhea
- Rhea americana
Nánjízhōu
南极洲
[南極洲]
- Antarctica
Zhūzhōushì
株洲市
[株洲市]
- Zhuzhou, prefecture-level city, on the Xiangjiang river in Hunan
Měizhōuhǔ
美洲虎
[美洲虎]
- jaguar
Zǐzhōu Xiàn
子洲县
[子洲縣]
- Zishou County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi
Yàzhōubēi
亚洲杯
[亞洲杯]
- Asian Cup
Dōngzhōuqū
东洲区
[東洲區]
- Dongzhou district of Fushun city 撫順市／抚顺市, Liaoning
Lúzhōushì
芦洲市
[蘆洲市]
- Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan
Xīngzhōu Rìbào
星洲日报
[星洲日報]
- Sin Chew Daily, Malaysian newspaper
Yàzhōushòudài
亚洲绶带
[亞洲綬帶]
- (bird species of China) Asian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi), also called 壽帶／寿带 (shòudài)
zhōujìdǎodàn
洲际导弹
[洲際導彈]
- intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM
Wúzhīzhōu Dǎo
蜈支洲岛
[蜈支洲島]
- Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan
Mǎnzhōulǐshì
满洲里市
[滿洲里市]
- Manzhouli, county-level city, Mongolian Manzhuur xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia
Oūzhōufángfēng
欧洲防风
[歐洲防風]
- parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
Měizhōujīnhéng
美洲金鸻
[美洲金鴴]
- (bird species of China) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Oūzhōu Fǎyuàn
欧洲法院
[歐洲法院]
- European Court of Justice
Yàzhōu Zhōukān
亚洲周刊
[亞洲周刊]
- Asiaweek (current affairs magazine)
Aòzhōumánlí
澳洲鳗鲡
[澳洲鰻鱺]
- short-finned eel (Anguilla australis)
Oūzhōushānyáng
欧洲山杨
[歐洲山楊]
- European poplar (Populus tremula)
Oūzhōudiànshì
欧洲电视
[歐洲電視]
- European TV
- Eurovision
Oūzhōu Liánméng
欧洲联盟
[歐洲聯盟]
- European Union (EU)
Měizhōudàlù
美洲大陆
[美洲大陸]
- the Americas
- North and South American continents
Aòzhōuyěquǎn
澳洲野犬
[澳洲野犬]
- dingo (Canis dingo)
Oūzhōudàlù
欧洲大陆
[歐洲大陸]
- continent of Europe
Oūzhōu Yìhuì
欧洲议会
[歐洲議會]
- European Parliament
Oūzhōuhuòbì
欧洲货币
[歐洲貨幣]
- Euro
- European currency
Měizhōuxiǎotuó
美洲小鸵
[美洲小鴕]
- Lesser Rhea
- Darwin's Rhea
- Rhea pennata
Oūzhōuyǔyán
欧洲语言
[歐洲語言]
- European language
Yàxìyà Zhōu
亚细亚洲
[亞細亞洲]
- Asia (abbr. to 亞洲／亚洲 ( Yàzhou))
Oūzhōuzhīxīng
欧洲之星
[歐洲之星]
- Eurostar (train line)
Lādīng Měizhōu
拉丁美洲
[拉丁美洲]
- Latin America
Fēizhōu Liánméng
非洲联盟
[非洲聯盟]
- African Union
Aòzhōujiānguǒ
澳洲坚果
[澳洲堅果]
- macadamia nut
Fēizhōu Zhījiǎo
非洲之角
[非洲之角]
- Horn of Africa
Oūluóbā Zhōu
欧罗巴洲
[歐羅巴洲]
- Europe
- abbr. to 歐洲／欧洲 ( Oūzhōu)
Nánshànbùzhōu
南赡部洲
[南贍部洲]
- Jambudvipa
Fēizhōu Dà Liègǔ
非洲大裂谷
[非洲大裂谷]
- East African Rift Valley
Fēizhōuzhuīchóngbìng
非洲锥虫病
[非洲錐蟲病]
- sleeping sickness
- African trypanosomiasis
Aòdàlìyà Zhōu
澳大利亚洲
[澳大利亞洲]
- Australia (abbr. to 澳洲 ( Aòzhōu))
Oūzhōu Hángtiānjú
欧洲航天局
[歐洲航天局]
- European Space Agency (ESA)
Oūzhōu Gòngtóngtǐ
欧洲共同体
[歐洲共同體]
- European Community, old term for EU, European Union 歐盟／欧盟 ( Oūméng)
Oūzhōu Lǐshìhuì
欧洲理事会
[歐洲理事會]
- European Council
Yàměilìjiā Zhōu
亚美利加洲
[亞美利加洲]
- America
- abbr. to 美洲 ( Měizhōu)
Aòzhōuxiǎoyīngwǔ
澳洲小鹦鹉
[澳洲小鸚鵡]
- lorikeet
Fǔyuǎnsānjiǎozhōu
抚远三角洲
[撫遠三角洲]
- Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
- same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島／黑瞎子岛 ( Hēixiāzi Dǎo)
Zhūjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu
珠江三角洲
[珠江三角洲]
- Pearl River Delta (PRD)
Cháng Jiāng Sānjiǎozhōu
长江三角洲
[長江三角洲]
- Yangtze River Delta
Nánjízhōu Bàndǎo
南极洲半岛
[南極洲半島]
- the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
Afēilìjiā Zhōu
阿非利加洲
[阿非利加洲]
- Africa (abbr. to 非洲 ( Fēizhōu))
Měizhōulüchìyā
美洲绿翅鸭
[美洲綠翅鴨]
- (bird species of China) green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)
Fēizhōudānyuánshuō
非洲单源说
[非洲單源說]
- single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)
Oūzhōu Zhōngyāng Yínháng
欧洲中央银行
[歐洲中央銀行]
- European Central Bank
Oūzhōu Xíngjǐng Zǔzhī
欧洲刑警组织
[歐洲刑警組織]
- Europol (European Police Office)
Bó'áo Yàzhōu Lùntán
博鳌亚洲论坛
[博鰲亞洲論壇]
- Bo'ao Forum for Asia (since 2001)
Měizhōu Guójiā Zǔzhī
美洲国家组织
[美洲國家組織]
- Organization of American States
Yàzhōu Kāifā Yínháng
亚洲开发银行
[亞洲開發銀行]
- Asian Development Bank
Méigōnghé Sānjiǎozhōu
湄公河三角洲
[湄公河三角洲]
- Mekong River Delta
Yàzhōumòdìlínyīng
亚洲漠地林莺
[亞洲漠地林鶯]
- (bird species of China) Asian desert warbler (Sylvia nana)
Oūzhōugòngtóngshìchǎng
欧洲共同市场
[歐洲共同市場]
- European common market (old term for EU, European Union)
Oūzhōu Hézǐ Zhōngxīn
欧洲核子中心
[歐洲核子中心]
- European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, at Geneva
zhōujìdàndàodǎodàn
洲际弹道导弹
[洲際彈道導彈]
- intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM
Aòzhōu Guǎngbō Diàntái
澳洲广播电台
[澳洲廣播電臺]
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian state-run broadcaster
Fēizhōu Tǒngyī Zǔzhī
非洲统一组织
[非洲統一組織]
- Organization of African Unity
Yàzhōuyǔ Tàipíngyáng
亚洲与太平洋
[亞洲與太平洋]
- Asia-Pacific
Zìyóu Yàzhōu Diàntái
自由亚洲电台
[自由亞洲電台]
- Radio Free Asia
Oūzhōu Gēchàng Dàsài
欧洲歌唱大赛
[歐洲歌唱大賽]
- Eurovision Song Contest
Yàzhōuduǎnzhǐbǎilíng
亚洲短趾百灵
[亞洲短趾百靈]
- (bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)
Fēizhōu Kāifā Yínháng
非洲开发银行
[非洲開發銀行]
- African Development Bank
Fēizhōurénguómíndàhuì
非洲人国民大会
[非洲人國民大會]
- African National Congress, ANC
Yàzhōu Zúqiú Liánhéhuì
亚洲足球联合会
[亞洲足球聯合會]
- Asian Football Confederation
Yīluòwǎdǐ Sānjiǎozhōu
伊洛瓦底三角洲
[伊洛瓦底三角洲]
- Irrawaddy Delta in south Myanmar (Burma)
Sāhālāyǐnán Fēizhōu
撒哈拉以南非洲
[撒哈拉以南非洲]
- sub-Saharan Africa
Yàzhōu Tàipíngyángdìqū
亚洲太平洋地区
[亞洲太平洋地區]
- Asia-Pacific region
ōuzhōuyuánzǐnéngliányíng
欧洲原子能联营
[歐洲原子能聯營]
- Euratom
Oūzhōu Hézǐ Yánjiū Zhōngxīn
欧洲核子研究中心
[歐洲核子研究中心]
- European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, at Geneva
Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu Jīngjì Qū
长江三角洲经济区
[長江三角洲經濟區]
- Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
Oūzhōu Zìyóu Màoyì Liánméng
欧洲自由贸易联盟
[歐洲自由貿易聯盟]
- European Free Trade Association
Yàzhōuyǔ Tàipíngyángdìqū
亚洲与太平洋地区
[亞洲與太平洋地區]
- Asia-Pacific region
Oūzhōu Anquánhé Hézuò Zǔzhī
欧洲安全和合作组织
[歐洲安全和合作組織]
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Oūzhōu Anquányǔ Hézuò Zǔzhī
欧洲安全与合作组织
[歐洲安全與合作組織]
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Yīgèyōulíngzài Oūzhōuyóudàng
一个幽灵在欧洲游荡
[一個幽靈在歐洲遊蕩]
- Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa ("A specter is haunting Europe", the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto")