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周
週
zhōu
1. week
2. weekly
3. variant of [[周<zhōu>]]
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
周瑜
ZhōuYú
Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff
周庄
Zhōuzhuāng
Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
周游
zhōuyóu
to travel around
四周
sìzhōu
all around
后周
HòuZhōu
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng [[开封]]
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
数周
shùzhōu
several weeks
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
to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially

Metadata

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