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周
Zhōu
1. surname Zhou
2. Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

周
zhōu
Zhou dynasty; circumference
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

一周
yīzhōu
one week
上周
shàngzhōu
last week
下周
xiàzhōu
next week
不周
bùzhōu
not satisfactory
兆周
zhàozhōu
megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
北周
BěiZhōu
the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
千周
qiānzhōu
kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
周代
Zhōudài
Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)
周全
zhōuquán
thorough
周公
Zhōugōng
Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou [[周文王<ZhōuWénwáng>]], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou [[西周<XīZhōu>]], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
周到
zhōudào
thoughtful
HSK 5
周勃
ZhōuBó
Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han
周口
Zhōukǒu
prefecture level city in east Henan [[河南]]
周围
zhōuwéi
surroundings
HSK 4
周报
zhōubào
weekly paper
周家
zhōujiā
the Zhou family (household, firm etc)
周密
zhōumì
careful
HSK 6
周宁
Zhōuníng
Zhouning county in Ningde [[寧德|宁德<Níngdé>]], Fujian
周延
zhōuyán
exhaustive
周折
zhōuzhé
twists and turns
HSK 6

Example Sentences (5)

老周，我打算买房子了，想向你借点儿钱。
Lǎo Zhōu, wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi fángzi le, xiǎng xiàng nǐ jiè diǎnr qián.
Old Zhou, I'm planning to buy a house and want to borrow some money from you.
Text 1
我要跟周经理去外地办事，明天的飞机。
Wǒ yào gēn zhōu jīnglǐ qù wàidì bànshì, míngtiān de fēijī.
I'm going out of town with Manager Zhou on business. The flight is tomorrow.
Text 2
周经理，下个星期我可以请几天假吗？
Zhōu jīnglǐ, xià gè xīngqī wǒ kěyǐ qǐng jǐ tiān jià ma?
Manager Zhou, can I take a few days off next week?
Text 1
周经理出去了，不在办公室。
Zhōu jīnglǐ chū qù le, bú zài bàngōngshì.
Manager Zhou is out and not in the office.
Text 2
对不起，周经理，来机场的路上我才发现忘带护照了。
Duìbuqǐ, Zhōu jīnglǐ, lái jīchǎng de lùshang wǒ cái fāxiàn wàng dài hùzhào le.
Sorry, Manager Zhou, I just realized on the way to the airport that I forgot my passport.
Text 3

Alternate Entries

周
zhōu
to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially
周
zhōu
week / weekly / variant of [[周<zhōu>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
489
Word Frequency Rank
742 of 84,292