南州 nánzhōu Nanzhou Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 南 nán nounproper noun south south; southern; directional cardinal point opposite to 北 běi州 zhōu proper noun prefecture An administrative division in China, including modern autonomous prefectures (自治州 zìzhìzhōu) and historical units whose names survive in city names like 苏州 sūzhōu