秦州 qínzhōu Qinzhou Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 秦 qín Qin state A state during the Zhou dynasty and one of the seven powers of the Warring States period (c. 9th century–221 BC)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