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全州 (Quán zhōu) — see 全州縣|全州县[Quan2 zhou1 Xian4]

Definition

全州 (Quánzhōu) is the name of a city in Fujian Province — a historic port and the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road.

noun
see 全州縣|全州县[Quan2 zhou1 Xian4]

Examples

  • 全州。
    Wǒ míng nián dǎ suàn qù Quán zhōu lǚ yóu.
    I plan to travel to Quanzhou next year.
  • 全州。
    Quán zhōu De lì shǐ fēi cháng yōu jiǔ.
    Quanzhou has a very long history.
  • 全州。
    Tā cóng Quán zhōu bān dào běi jīng lái le.
    He moved from Quanzhou to Beijing.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

州 originally drew an islet in a river.

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Appears in
China — Places

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