zhī
zhōu

technical

Meaning of 知州

知州 means prefect; chief magistrate of a prefecture (during Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties). Pronounced zhī zhōu.

  • prefect; chief magistrate of a prefecture (during Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties)

Definitions & Examples

Bāo
Zhěng
céng
rèn
Kāi
fēng
zhī
zhōu
 

Bao Zheng once served as the prefect of Kaifeng.

Míng
Qīng
shí
 
zhī
zhōu
shì
zhōu
de
zuì
gāo
xíng
zhèng
zhǎng
guān
 

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the prefect was the highest administrative official of a prefecture.

Sòng
dài
pài
zhōng
yāng
guān
yuán
quán
zhī
mǒu
jūn
zhōu
shì
 
jiǎn
chēng
zhī
zhōu
 

In the Song Dynasty, central government officials were dispatched to act as managers of military prefectures, abbreviated as 'zhizhou'.

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