州 Stroke Order — How to Write 州
州 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 川, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
州 Radical and Character Components
州 is an ideographic compound. Islands within a river 川.
Radical: 川 + 3 more strokes
州 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- zhōu
Meanings of 州 in Chinese
zhōu州
Common Words and Phrases with 州
More words with 州
- fú福zhōu州Fuzhou
- huì惠zhōu州Huizhou
- jǐn锦zhōu州Jinzhou
- lú泸zhōu州Luzhou city
- xú徐zhōu州Xuzhou
- yōng雍zhōu州Yongzhou
- zhào赵zhōu州qiáo桥Zhaozhou Bridge
- háng杭zhōu州Hangzhou
- jì冀zhōu州Jizhou, Ji Province
- táo洮zhōu州Tao Prefecture, Taozhou
- yì益zhōu州Yizhou, Yizhou Province
- zhèng郑zhōu州Zhengzhou
- lán兰zhōu州Lanzhou
- qióng琼zhōu州hǎi海xiá峡Qiongzhou Strait
- wò沃zhōu州rén人Vaudois, Resident of Vaud
- jīng荆zhōu州Jingzhou, Jing Province
- sū苏zhōu州mǎ码zǐ子Suzhou numerals
- bó亳zhōu州Bozhou
- chēn郴zhōu州Chenzhou
- gè各zhōu州the states, each state
Idioms with 州
- chì赤xiàn县shén神zhōu州China: Red Divine Land
- jiǔ九zhōu州sì四hǎi海the entire land or realm
- zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火one rule for powerful, another for common
- zhōu州rú如dǒu斗dà大a tiny place or region
- chōng冲zhōu州guò过fǔ府travel extensively, experience the world
- chōng冲zhōu州zhuàng撞fǔ府travel extensively and gain broad experience
- guò过fǔ府chōng冲zhōu州travel extensively and arduously
- kuà跨zhōu州lián连jùn郡span across multiple regions
- qí骑yáng扬zhōu州hè鹤Desire high office, wealth, and immortality simultaneously
- shén神zhōu州chì赤xiàn县poetic name for China
- sì四hǎi海jiǔ九zhōu州the entire land or realm
- hè鹤bèi背yáng扬zhōu州intense desire for wealth and official position
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Open the tool →Questions about 州
What does 州 mean in Chinese?
州 (zhōu) means “An administrative division” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 州?
州 is pronounced zhōu in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 州 have?
州 has 6 strokes.
How do you write 州?
州 is written in 6 strokes, starting from the radical 川. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 州?
The radical of 州 is 川, and 州 is an ideographic compound.