n. (Trad=州, Pinyin=zhou1) state, province, prefecture, commonwealth

n. (Simp=州, Pinyin=zhou1) state, province, prefecture, commonwealth

[主] one's master; one's employer; a chief; the Lord; the Savior; the main [chief] part; the principal part

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[州] a province; a state

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[朱] vermilion; Chinese red; cinnabar

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[株] (1) a share; a stock; an interest (in a business)
(2) a tree

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[洲] a sandbank; a continent

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[註] an annotation; foot notes; comments; explanatory notes; commentary

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[週] a week

zhou1 guan1 fang4 huo3
The magistrate sets fire.
Describing rude and unreasonable rulers.

su1 zhou1 mei3 ren2
Beautiful women come from Suzhou.
(No further explanation)

Pinyin: zhou1
Wade-Giles: chou1
Zhuyin:
Hanzi:
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