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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)

周遭
zhōuzāo
surrounding
周一
Zhōuyī
Monday
周庄
Zhōuzhuāng
Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
周游
zhōuyóu
to travel around
四周
sìzhōu
all around
西周
XīZhōu
Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)
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
曲周
Qǔzhōu
Quzhou county in Handan [[邯鄲|邯郸<Hándān>]], Hebei
等周
děngzhōu
isoperimetric
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

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

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