堪萨斯州

堪萨斯州	Kān sà sī zhōu	Kansas, US state
堪	kān	(bound form) may; can / (bound form) to endure; to bear / (in 堪舆) heaven (contrasted with earth 舆)
堪萨斯	Kān sà sī	Kansas, US state
萨	Sà	surname Sa
萨	sà	used in 菩萨 / used in transliteration
萨斯	sà sī	SARS / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
斯	Sī	Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克
斯	sī	(phonetic) / this
州	zhōu	prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)