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周

zhōu

HSK 3 Character

What 周 means

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

Other readings

周 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhōuweek; weekly; variant of {周|zhōu}
• Zhōusurname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

Example sentences

• 下周见。
  Until next week.
• 我姓周。
  My surname is Zhou.
• 周日见！
  See you on Sunday!
• 周末见！
  See you this weekend!
• 今儿周一。
  It is Monday today.
• 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