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周
zhōu
周 (zhōu) means "Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC); to make a circuit; to circle". It is an HSK 3.0 level 2 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.
What 周 means
- to make a circuit
- to circle
- circle
- circumference
- lap
- cycle
- complete
- all
- all over
- thorough
- to help financially
Other readings
Example sentences
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下周见。Until next week.
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我姓周。My surname is Zhou.
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周日见！See you on Sunday!
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周末见！See you this weekend!
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今儿周一。It is Monday today.
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周末愉快。Have a good weekend!
Words starting with 周
- 周末zhōu mòweekend
- 周围zhōu wéienvirons; surroundings; periphery
- 周到zhōu dàothoughtful; considerate; attentive
- 周年zhōu niánanniversary; annual
- 周边zhōu biānperiphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral…
- 周期zhōu qīperiod; cycle
- 周密zhōu mìcareful; thorough; meticulous
- 周折zhōu zhétwists and turns; vicissitude; complication
- 周转zhōu zhuǎnto rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover
- 周刊zhōu kānweekly publication; weekly
- 周恩来Zhōu Ēn láiZhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
- 周六Zhōu liùSaturday
- 周日zhōu rì(dialect) weekday
- 周一Zhōu yīMonday
- 周五Zhōu wǔFriday
- 周杰伦Zhōu Jié lúnJay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
- 周总理Zhōu zǒng lǐPremier Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898-1976)
- 周岁zhōu suìone full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
- 周四Zhōu sìThursday
- 周二Zhōu èrTuesday
- 周三Zhōu sānWednesday
- 周报zhōu bàoweekly publication
- 周星驰Zhōu Xīng chíStephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known…
- 周旋zhōu xuánto mix with others; to socialize; to deal with
Words containing 周
- 众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī(idiom) as everyone knows
- 四周sì zhōuall around
- 每周měi zhōuevery week
- 上周shàng zhōulast week
- 下周xià zhōunext week
- 西周Xī ZhōuWestern Zhou (1027-771 BC)
- 不周bù zhōunot satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate
- 东周Dōng ZhōuEastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
- 北周Běi Zhōuthe Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581); one of the Northern Dynasties
- 后周Hòu ZhōuLater Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital…
- 数周shù zhōuseveral weeks; also written 数周
- 等周děng zhōuisoperimetric
- 东西周Dōng Xī ZhōuWestern Zhou (1045-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC)
- 神圣周shén shèng zhōuHoly week; Easter week (esp. Catholic)
- 大费周章dà fèi zhōu zhāngto take great pains; to go to a lot of trouble
- 现金周转xiàn jīn zhōu zhuǎncash flow
- 生命周期shēng mìng zhōu qīlife cycle
- 经济周期jīng jì zhōu qīeconomic cycle
- 开发周期kāi fā zhōu qīdevelopment cycle; development period; also written 开发周期
- 牙周病yá zhōu bìngperiodontitis (gum disorder)
- 等周不等式děng zhōu bù děng shìthe isoperimetric inequality
- 双周期性shuāng zhōu qī xìng(math) double periodicity
- 元素周期表yuán sù zhōu qī biǎoperiodic table of the elements (chemistry)
- 不周山Bù zhōu ShānBuzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend
Characters that look like 周
Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.
- 图túdiagram; picture; drawing
- 困kùnto trap; to surround; hard-pressed
- 闹nàonoisy; cacophonous; to make noise
- 囤dùnbin for grain
- 罔wǎngto deceive; there is none; old variant of 网
- 囿yòupark; to limit; be limited to
Sounds the same
Read zhōu, tone for tone, but written differently.
- 洲continent; island in a river
- 州prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division
- 粥congee; gruel; porridge
- 舟boat
- 诌to make up (a story); Taiwan pr. zōu
- 赒to give to the needy; to bestow alms; charity
- 婤(feminine name)
- 喌syllable
- 诪(literary) to curse; to deceive; to lie
- 辀(literary) shaft (of a cart); cart
- 騆divine horse
- 鸼used in 鹘鸼
Where 周 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 3 Characters · Set 12 (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
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- Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
- How characters are built from components.
- How to learn Chinese characters.
- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhōu correctly.
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