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The character '洲' derives from the earlier form '州', which originally depicted a small island or land within a river and later acquired administrative connotations. By incorporating the water radical '氵', the character '洲' was formed as a phono-semantic compound where the radical conveys its inherent association with aquatic environments while '州' primarily indicates sound. Over centuries, its semantic scope expanded from specifically indicating river islets or sandbars to encompassing larger geographical entities such as continents, reflecting an adaptive shift in usage while retaining the foundational idea of land masses defined by their relationship to water.
Example Sentences Hide
亚洲有很多国家。
我喜欢欧洲的古老建筑。
他们计划去非洲旅行。
大洋洲包括澳大利亚和新西兰。
这是一次穿越南极洲的探险。
北美自由贸易区促进了北美洲的经济。
沙漠中的绿洲给了旅人希望。
洲际导弹的射程非常遥远。