州府 (zhōu fǔ) — (historical) prefecture seat; administrative ce…

Definition

noun

(historical) prefecture seatadministrative center of a prefecture(modern) prefectural cityseat of a prefecture-level city

Measure word · 个

，州府。
Táng cháo shí, cháng ān shì quán guó zuì dà de zhōu fǔ zhī yī.
During the Tang dynasty, Chang'an was one of the largest prefecture seats in the country.
州府。
Tā céng zài jiāng sū de yí gè zhōu fǔ dān rèn guò guān zhí.
He once held an official position in a prefecture seat in Jiangsu.
州府。
Zhè ge zhōu fǔ de fā zhǎn sù dù bǐ zhōu biān chéng shì kuài de duō.
This prefectural city is developing much faster than the surrounding cities.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

州zhōuprefecture

府fǔoffice or seat

州 means prefecture and 府 means office or seat, so the word names the administrative center of a prefecture.

Characters in this word

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

广付府

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

付

Same sound today

府 shows a type of building with 广, while 付 gives the character its sound.