Jiǔ九zhōu
九
literary
name
common
Meaning of 九州
九州 means the Nine Provinces; a legendary administrative division of ancient China; a poetic or literary name for China. Pronounced Jiǔ zhōu.
- the Nine Provinces; a legendary administrative division of ancient China
- a poetic or literary name for China
Definitions & Examples
Dà大
Yǔ禹
zhì治
shuǐ水
hòu后
，
huà划
fēn分
tiān天
xià下
wéi为
Jiǔ九
zhōu州
。
After Yu the Great tamed the floods, he divided the land into the Nine Provinces.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
cháng常
tí提
dào到
Jiǔ九
zhōu州
de的
jiāng疆
yù域
。
Ancient texts often mention the territories of the Nine Provinces.