| zhōu | (United States) state/province/sub-prefecture |
| 州 | prefecture state (e.g. of US) province (old) |
| 州检察官 | State's attorney |
| 州牧 | a governor or magistrate in ancient China |
| 州立大学 | (Am.) a state university |
| 州立银行 | state bank; state bank |
| 州长 | governor (of a province or colony) US state governor |
| 州际公路 | (Am.) an interstate highway |