zhōu

continent

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

州 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

zhōu

  

state, province, islet

Definitions

 

zhōu

continent; island; islet; island in a river

Most common words with 洲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

欧洲

Europe

非洲

Africa

亚洲

Asia

continent

澳洲

Australia