州

Alternative forms

 * 𠂗 刕

Descendants

 * ツ

Glyph origin
– islet in a river.

Definitions

 * 1)   a type of historical political divisions of China, usually translated as prefecture or province
 * 2) state; canton; oblast
 * 1) state; canton; oblast
 * 1) state; canton; oblast
 * 1) state; canton; oblast

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) first-level administrative division of some countries, such as: (1) state of the United States, Australia, India, Nigeria and Germany; (2) province of Canada; (3) canton of Switzerland; etc.
 * 2) used in place names, usually associated with (historical) political divisions

Etymology 2
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Suffix

 * 1) continent
 * 2) used in place names

Han character

 * 1) state, province