The character 洲 — “continent”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 洲 is read zhōu and means “continent”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 洲
洲 has 9 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 洲, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 洲 is made of
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 州 zhōu — both the meaning and the sound: land amid water.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 洲
- 亚洲AsiaHSK 4
- 欧洲EuropeHSK 5
- 非洲AfricaHSK 5
- 北美洲North AmericaHSK 6
- 南美洲South AmericaHSK 6
- 大洋洲OceaniaHSK 6
- 南极洲AntarcticaHSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 洲?
洲 has 9 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 洲 mean?
洲 means “continent”. It appears in 亚洲 (“Asia”), 欧洲 (“Europe”), 非洲 (“Africa”), 北美洲 (“North America”).
How do you pronounce 洲?
洲 is read zhōu. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 洲 have?
9 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 洲 yourself
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