A first-level administrative division of a country, such as a US state, Swiss canton, or Russian oblast

An administrative division in China, including modern autonomous prefectures (自治州 zì​zhì​zhōu) and historical units whose names survive in city names like 苏州 sū​zhōu

(old variant) An island or islet in a river; same as 洲 zhōu.

(literary) To be firm or stable; to live together in a settled manner that is secure and steady.

A Chinese surname