There are fifty states in the United States.
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HSK 2.0 · 6
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zhōu · zau1 (Jyutping)
- prefecture
- (old) province
- (old) administrative division
- state (e.g. of US)
- oblast (Russia)
- canton (Switzerland)
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
Everybody wished he had been elected governor.
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