洲
zhōu
#700 most
frequent character
continent, island in a river
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
洲 shows land rising in a river, at first meaning land sticking out of water. 氵 water is the meaning part, and 州 zhōu both pictures the island in the river and supplies the sound. The meaning grew from islands to whole continents.
Drawn as: island amid river water
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