洲
zhōu
continent
island in a river
water (氵) + landmass (州) = land defined by surrounding water
州 originally depicted sandbars or landmasses surrounded by water — dots between flowing lines. Adding the water radical 氵 extends this to larger bodies of land defined by the water around them: continents and river islands alike.
非洲有很多种类的野生动物。
fēi zhōu yǒu hěn duō zhǒng lèi de yě shēng dòng wù。
Africa has many kinds of wild animals.
七大洲中，亚洲是面积最大的。
qī dà zhōu zhōng，yà zhōu shì miàn jī zuì dà de。
Among the seven continents, Asia is the largest in area.
Words with 洲
大洲
dà zhōu
continent
长江三角洲
cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu
Yangtze River Delta
长江三角洲经济区
cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu jīng jì qū
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
长洲
cháng zhōu
see 長洲區|长洲区[Chang2 zhou1 Qu1]
长洲区
cháng zhōu qū
Changzhou, a district of Wuzhou City 梧州市[Wu2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
阿非利加洲
ā fēi lì jiā zhōu
Africa (abbr. to 非洲[Fei1 zhou1])
香洲
xiāng zhōu
see 香洲區|香洲区[Xiang1 zhou1 Qu1]
香洲区
xiāng zhōu qū
Xiangzhou, a district of Zhuhai City 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 Shi4], Guangdong
蜈支洲岛
wú zhī zhōu dǎo
Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
delta (geography)
中美洲
zhōng měi zhōu
Central America
五大洲
wǔ dà zhōu
five continents