| 荆州 | jīng zhōu | Jingzhou prefecture-level city on Changjiang in Hubei |
| 自治州 | zì zhì zhōu | autonomous prefecture |
| 广州 | guǎng zhōu | Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong; Canton |
| 杭州 | háng zhōu | Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China |
| 苏州 | sū zhōu | Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 鄂州 | è zhōu | Ezhou prefecture-level city in Hubei |
| 贵州 | guì zhōu | Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔[Qian2] or 貴|贵[Gui4], capital Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2] |
| 福州 | fú zhōu | Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China; formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow |
| 郑州 | zhèng zhōu | Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China |
| 徐州 | xú zhōu | Xuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 兰州 | lán zhōu | Lanzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4] |
| 锦州 | jǐn zhōu | Jinzhou prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China |
