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后周

Hòu Zhōu

2-character word Traditional 後周

What 后周 means

1. Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng {开封|Kāi fēng}

The characters in 后周

• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch
• 周zhōuto make a circuit; to circle; circle

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