该州 (gāi zhōu) — (formal) the said state; this state (used in of…

Definition

Written/official term for 'the said state' or 'this state' — used in news, legal, and government texts. In everyday speech, say 这个州 or 那个州 instead.

pronoun

(formal) the said statethis state (used in official documents, news reports, or legal texts)

该州。
gāi zhōu De fǎ lǜ míng lìng jìn zhǐ zhè zhǒng xíng wéi.
The laws of this state explicitly prohibit such behavior.
该州，。
Gēn jù gāi zhōu zhèng fǔ gōng bù de shù jù, shī yè lǜ xià jiàng le.
According to data published by the said state government, the unemployment rate has dropped.
该州。
gāi zhōu De jū mín duì xīn de jiāo tōng zhèng cè biǎo shì bù mǎn.
Residents of this state expressed dissatisfaction with the new transportation policy.

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.

该gāithe said

该 refers to the state just mentioned and 州 means state.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 該; 该 is its simplified writing.

言亥該

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

亥

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 該 pairs 言 (speech) with 亥 as a sound part; the simplified 该 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.