Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

continent; island

Chinese: 大陆、洲。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zhou” becomes a different word in each tone. 洲 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 大洲dà zhōucontinent
  • 五洲wǔ zhōufive continents; the world
  • 洲府zhōu fǔstate government
  • 洲际zhōu jìintercontinental
  • 五大洲wǔ dà zhōufive continents; the whole world

Example Sentence

亚洲是世界上最大的洲。Yà zhōu shì shì jiè shàng zuì dà de zhōu.Asia is the largest continent in the world.

亚洲Yà zhōuAsia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲)shìis世界shì jièworldshàngonzuìmostbigdeofzhōucontinent