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周
zhōu
1. to make a circuit
2. to circle
3. circle
4. circumference
5. lap
6. cycle
7. complete
8. all
9. all over
10. thorough
11. to help financially
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

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

Alternate Entries

周
Zhōu
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
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