Save Type Settlement Usage Chinese Scripts 漳州(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ.ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 漳 (zhāng), the name of a river, and 州 (zhōu) meaning "prefecture, province". This is the name of a city in China.