Memory phrase for the character: 洲

洲

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Meaning

island, continent

Pronunciation

 zhōu

Explanation

 Left: Water 氵, right: prefecture 州 (Sandbanks 丶 in the river 川 separate the prefectures.)

Mnemonic
 
When there is a lot of water at the sandbanks in the river, the prefecture turns into: an island.

Radicals

氵 waterSimplified from this water 水
州 prefectureThe prefectures are separated from each other by a sandbank 州.
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 Vocabulary

拉丁美洲 Lā dīng Měi zhōu  Latin America
美洲 Měi zhōu  the Americas
非洲 Fēi zhōu  Africa
亚洲 Yà zhōu  Asia; Asian
欧洲 Ōu zhōu  Europe; European
美洲兀鹰 Měi zhōu wù yīng  condor; American bald eagle
瀛洲 Yíng zhōu  Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality
南赡部洲 Nán shàn bù zhōu  Jambudvipa
蜈支洲岛 Wú zhī zhōu dǎo  Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan
蜈支洲岛 Wú zhī zhōu dǎo  

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