我国有许多带“州”字的地名,如杭州、苏州、广州、郑州等,这些“州”在古代是行政区划名,相当于现在的“省”“市”等。这些“州”是不能写成“洲”的。值得注意的是,“满洲”“株洲”是例外,其“洲”字是有水旁的。为什么“满洲”和“株洲”的“洲”字,不能写成“州”呢?这需要我们弄清这两个地名的来历。 In our country, there are many place names with the words “state”, such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Guangzhou and Zhengzhou. These are the administrative divisions in ancient times, equivalent to the present “province” and “city” Wait. These “states” can not be written as “continent.” It is noteworthy that “Manchuria ” “Zhuzhou ” is an exception, the “Chau ” word is next to the water. Why “Manchurian” and “Zhuzhou”, “Chau” can not be written as “State”? This requires us to understand the origins of these two names.