| 州 | zhōu | prefecture; state (e.g. of US); province (old); administrative division (old) |
| 广州 | Guǎng zhōu | see 广州市 |
| 贵州 | Guì zhōu | Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔 or 贵, capital Guiyang 贵阳 |
| 杭州 | Háng zhōu | Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China |
| 苏州 | Sū zhōu | Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 郑州 | Zhèng zhōu | Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China |
| 扬州 | Yáng zhōu | Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 福州 | Fú zhōu | Fuzhou prefecture level city and capital of Fujian province in east China; formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow |
| 兰州 | Lán zhōu | Lanzhou prefecture level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅 in north central China |
| 徐州 | Xú zhōu | Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 荆州 | Jīng zhōu | Jingzhou prefecture level city on Changjiang in Hubei |
| 自治州 | zì zhì zhōu | autonomous prefecture |
| 温州 | Wēn zhōu | Wenzhou prefecture level city in Zhejiang |
| 常州 | Cháng zhōu | Changzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 益州 | Yì zhōu | name of old state in modern Sichuan |
| 泉州 | Quán zhōu | Quanzhou prefecture level city in Fujian |
| 神州 | Shén zhōu | old name for China |
| 高州 | Gāo zhōu | Gaozhou county level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong |
| 潮州 | Cháo zhōu | Chaozhou prefecture level city in Guangdong 广东省; Chaochou town in Pingtung county 屏东县, Taiwan |
| 青州 | Qīng zhōu | Qingzhou county level city in Weifang 潍坊, Shandong |
| 锦州 | Jǐn zhōu | Jinzhou prefecture level city in Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China |
| 九州 | Jiǔ zhōu | division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands |
| 兖州 | Yǎn zhōu | Yanzhou county level city in Ji'ning 济宁, Shandong |
| 胶州湾 | Jiāo zhōu Wān | Gulf of Jiaozhou (Shandong province) |
| 宾州 | Bīn zhōu | Pennsylvania; abbr. for 宾西法尼亚州 |
| 沧州 | Cāng zhōu | Cangzhou prefecture level city in Hebei |
| 通州 | Tōng zhōu | Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county; Tongzhou county level city in Nantong 南通, Jiangsu |
| 柳州 | Liǔ zhōu | Liuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi; Zhuang: Liujcouh |
| 湖州 | Hú zhōu | Huzhou prefecture level city in Zhejiang |
| 泸州 | Lú zhōu | Luzhou prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 郴州 | Chēn zhōu | a city in Hunan province |
| 商州 | Shāng zhōu | Shangzhou district of Shāngluò city 商洛市, Shǎnxī |
| 惠州 | Huì zhōu | Huizhou prefecture level city in Guangdong |
| 江州 | Jiāng zhōu | Jiangzhou district of Chongzuo city 崇左市, Guangxi |
| 幽州 | Yōu zhōu | Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning; Fanyang 范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing |
| 定州 | Dìng zhōu | Dingzhou county level city in Baoding 保定, Hebei |
| 本州 | Běn zhōu | Honshū, the main island of Japan |
| 梧州 | Wú zhōu | Wuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi |
| 颍州 | Yǐng zhōu | Yingzhou district of Fuyang city 阜阳市, Anhui |
| 雷州半岛 | Léi zhōu bàn dǎo | Leizhou Peninsula |
| 黄州 | Huáng zhōu | Huangzhou district of Huanggang city 黄冈市, Hubei |
| 德州 | Dé zhōu | Dezhou prefecture level city in Shandong; abbr. for 德克萨斯州, Texas |
| 钦州 | Qīn zhōu | Qinzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi; Zhuang: Ginhcouh |
| 赣州 | Gàn zhōu | Ganzhou prefecture level city in Jiangxi |
| 光州 | Guāng zhōu | Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川 in Xinyang 信阳, Henan; Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全罗南道, South Korea |
| 贵州省 | Guì zhōu shěng | Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔 or 贵, capital Guiyang 贵阳 |
| 七河州 | qī hé zhōu | Semirechye region of Kazakhstan, bordering Lake Balkash 巴尔喀什湖 |
| 亚利桑纳州 | Yà lì sāng nà zhōu | state of Arizona |
| 亚利桑那州 | Yà lì sāng nà zhōu | Arizona |
| 亚拉巴马州 | Yà lā bā mǎ zhōu | Alabama, US state |
