Read Edit View history 州 zhōu state, province, islet Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts an area of dry land in the middle of a river. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhōu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 州 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 227, 512 ], [ 210, 435 ], [ 176, 356 ] ], [ [ 277, 704 ], [ 310, 682 ], [ 322, 670 ], [ 325, 657 ], [ 330, 477 ], [ 317, 336 ], [ 281, 222 ], [ 254, 172 ], [ 202, 104 ], [ 129, 45 ] ], [ [ 409, 520 ], [ 442, 457 ], [ 452, 422 ] ], [ [ 512, 722 ], [ 543, 678 ], [ 547, 459 ], [ 535, 233 ], [ 537, 172 ] ], [ [ 618, 541 ], [ 676, 469 ], [ 687, 446 ], [ 691, 415 ] ], [ [ 728, 792 ], [ 773, 753 ], [ 784, 727 ], [ 787, 219 ], [ 778, 81 ], [ 783, -12 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 215 515 Q 193 463 162 415 Q 143 382 160 349 Q 169 331 189 344 Q 240 383 241 457 Q 245 490 239 515 Q 233 524 228 524 Q 219 523 215 515 Z", "M 273 691 Q 307 637 301 430 Q 300 345 261 243 Q 231 159 138 66 Q 125 51 121 45 Q 120 36 132 38 Q 174 41 251 129 Q 335 235 350 389 Q 362 486 359 633 Q 362 655 363 667 Q 367 689 345 699 Q 293 721 276 718 Q 254 714 273 691 Z", "M 402 497 Q 420 433 440 408 Q 449 401 460 406 Q 469 413 473 425 Q 479 464 425 519 Q 415 529 407 529 Q 403 530 400 521 Q 397 512 402 497 Z", "M 498 711 Q 529 639 527 467 Q 527 422 503 267 Q 491 213 527 165 Q 537 155 547 166 Q 578 217 572 289 Q 556 521 574 670 Q 574 676 575 680 Q 582 704 561 715 Q 543 727 526 735 Q 513 739 503 734 Q 494 727 498 711 Z", "M 623 505 Q 647 465 670 417 Q 677 404 689 399 Q 698 398 705 405 Q 714 415 715 441 Q 718 463 693 493 Q 665 518 633 543 Q 623 550 617 550 Q 611 549 609 539 Q 608 529 623 505 Z", "M 743 99 Q 731 56 762 -6 Q 769 -24 777 -27 Q 784 -34 791 -26 Q 819 -7 817 60 Q 814 109 808 567 Q 807 661 822 726 Q 831 742 827 756 Q 820 766 761 800 Q 736 816 715 800 Q 709 794 717 779 Q 753 731 753 676 Q 768 238 753 146 Q 749 124 743 99 Z" ] } 6 strokes 州 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 227, 512 ], [ 210, 435 ], [ 176, 356 ] ], [ [ 277, 704 ], [ 310, 682 ], [ 322, 670 ], [ 325, 657 ], [ 330, 477 ], [ 317, 336 ], [ 281, 222 ], [ 254, 172 ], [ 202, 104 ], [ 129, 45 ] ], [ [ 409, 520 ], [ 442, 457 ], [ 452, 422 ] ], [ [ 512, 722 ], [ 543, 678 ], [ 547, 459 ], [ 535, 233 ], [ 537, 172 ] ], [ [ 618, 541 ], [ 676, 469 ], [ 687, 446 ], [ 691, 415 ] ], [ [ 728, 792 ], [ 773, 753 ], [ 784, 727 ], [ 787, 219 ], [ 778, 81 ], [ 783, -12 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 215 515 Q 193 463 162 415 Q 143 382 160 349 Q 169 331 189 344 Q 240 383 241 457 Q 245 490 239 515 Q 233 524 228 524 Q 219 523 215 515 Z", "M 273 691 Q 307 637 301 430 Q 300 345 261 243 Q 231 159 138 66 Q 125 51 121 45 Q 120 36 132 38 Q 174 41 251 129 Q 335 235 350 389 Q 362 486 359 633 Q 362 655 363 667 Q 367 689 345 699 Q 293 721 276 718 Q 254 714 273 691 Z", "M 402 497 Q 420 433 440 408 Q 449 401 460 406 Q 469 413 473 425 Q 479 464 425 519 Q 415 529 407 529 Q 403 530 400 521 Q 397 512 402 497 Z", "M 498 711 Q 529 639 527 467 Q 527 422 503 267 Q 491 213 527 165 Q 537 155 547 166 Q 578 217 572 289 Q 556 521 574 670 Q 574 676 575 680 Q 582 704 561 715 Q 543 727 526 735 Q 513 739 503 734 Q 494 727 498 711 Z", "M 623 505 Q 647 465 670 417 Q 677 404 689 399 Q 698 398 705 405 Q 714 415 715 441 Q 718 463 693 493 Q 665 518 633 543 Q 623 550 617 550 Q 611 549 609 539 Q 608 529 623 505 Z", "M 743 99 Q 731 56 762 -6 Q 769 -24 777 -27 Q 784 -34 791 -26 Q 819 -7 817 60 Q 814 109 808 567 Q 807 661 822 726 Q 831 742 827 756 Q 820 766 761 800 Q 736 816 715 800 Q 709 794 717 779 Q 753 731 753 676 Q 768 238 753 146 Q 749 124 743 99 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.