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宙
zhòu
1. universe
Uncommon • Top 29% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

宙
zhòu
space, time, space-time
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (16)

宇宙
yǔzhòu
universe
HSK 6
宙斯
Zhòusī
Zeus
元古宙
Yuángǔzhòu
pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)
太古宙
Tàigǔzhòu
Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)
宇宙学
yǔzhòuxué
cosmology
宇宙线
yǔzhòuxiàn
cosmic ray
宇宙号
Yǔzhòuhào
Cosmos, Russian spacecraft series
宇宙观
yǔzhòuguān
world view
宙斯盾
zhòusīdùn
Zeus's shield
隐生宙
yǐnshēngzhòu
Cryptozoic
显生宙
Xiǎnshēngzhòu
Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian [[寒武紀|寒武纪<Hánwǔjì>]], c. 540m year ago
多元宇宙
duōyuányǔzhòu
multiverse (cosmology)
宇宙射线
yǔzhòushèxiàn
cosmic ray
宇宙速度
yǔzhòusùdù
escape velocity
宇宙飞船
yǔzhòufēichuán
spacecraft
宇宙生成论
yǔzhòushēngchénglùn
cosmology

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,420
Word Frequency Rank
24,164 of 84,292

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