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zau1
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[1] [n] administrative district in ancient China [2] [n] region with 2,500 families [3] [n] county [4] [n] place surrounded by water; islet; sand bar [5] [n] state (in the U.S.A.) [6] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 6
Level: 3
Radical: 川 (#47)
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Don't confuse with: 洲卅 |
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| This character was last edited on 6th May 2008 | |
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廣州
gwong2 zau1 = Guangzhou; Canton
廣州話
gwong2 zau1 waa6*2 = Cantonese language
蘇州
sou1 zau1 = Suzhou
加州
gaa1 zau1 = California
路州
lou6 zau1 = state of Louisiana
廣州市
gwong2 zau1 si5 = Guangzhou
揚州炒飯
joeng4 zau1 caau2 faan6 = fried rice Yangzhou style
潮州粉果
ciu4 zau1 fan2 gwo2 = Chiu-Chow style dumplings
潮州話
ciu4 zau1 waa6*2 = Chiu-Chow dialect
潮州柑
ciu4 zau1 gam1 = Chaozhou Mandarin oranges; [粵]: a pockmarked face (by metaphor)See all 117 compounds |
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Showing 1 example containing 州
王先生要經廣州前往桂林。
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Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 州
Unicode code for this character: U+5DDE (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 州
Unicode code for this character: U+5DDE (off-site link)
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