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加州
Jiā zhōu
California

Write it by hand

Watch the stroke order, then trace it and reproduce it from memory.

1 · trace the strokes2 · from memory 🧠
watch, then trace the guide

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Example
Mary和她先生住在美國加州。
Mary hàn tā xiān shēng zhù zài Měi guó Jiā zhōu 。
Mary and her husband live in California in the US
How this character is built

A memory hook from its parts — not a settled history.

加Jiāto add; (math.) plus
力lìstrengthmeaning口kǒumouthmeaning
會意 · Associative compound
州zhōuprefecture; (old) province
指事 · Indicative