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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)

周遭
zhōuzāo
surrounding
周五
Zhōuwǔ
Friday
周庄
Zhōuzhuāng
Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
周游
zhōuyóu
to travel around
四周
sìzhōu
all around
周二
Zhōuèr
Tuesday
周济
zhōujì
help to the needy
周至
zhōuzhì
see [[周到<zhōudào>]]
周详
zhōuxiáng
meticulous
周速
zhōusù
cycle time
周狗
zhōugǒu
obedient dog
周长
zhōucháng
perimeter
每周
měizhōu
every week
周三
Zhōusān
Wednesday
不周
bùzhōu
not satisfactory
一周
yīzhōu
one week
周礼
Zhōulǐ
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
周至
Zhōuzhì
Zhouzhi county in Xi'an [[西安<Xīān>]], Shaanxi
周济
ZhōuJì
Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet
周处
ZhōuChǔ
Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general

Example Sentences (4)

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
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