Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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
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When there is a lot of water at the sandbanks in the river, the prefecture turns into: an island.
Radicals
氵
water Simplified from this water 水
州
prefecture The prefectures are separated from each other by a sandbank 州.
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Vocabulary
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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