Memory phrase for the character: 州

州

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Meaning

prefecture, state (e.g. of US)

Pronunciation

 zhōu

Explanation

 Three sandbanks 丶 in a river 川

Mnemonic
 
(They are administrative units within one country) You can get via sandbanks in the river from prefecture to prefecture.

Radicals

川 riverThe water 水 was simplified as three lines and symbolizes the flow of the river.
州 prefectureThe prefectures are separated from each other by a sandbank 州.
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 Vocabulary

贩运 fàn yùn  
贩运 fàn yùn  
梧州 Wú zhōu  Wuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi
赣州 Gàn zhōu  Ganzhou prefecture level city in Jiangxi
沧州 Cāng zhōu  Cangzhou prefecture level city in Hebei
荆州 Jīng zhōu  Jingzhou prefecture level city on Changjiang in Hubei
荆州 Jīng zhōu  
钦州 Qīn zhōu  Qinzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi; Zhuang: Ginhcouh
钦州 Qīn zhōu  
徐州 Xú zhōu  Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
郑州 Zhèng zhōu  Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China
郑州 Zhèng zhōu  

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