周
Zhou dynasty; circumference; surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC); to make a circuit; to circle; circle; lap
- Strokes
- 8
- Pinyin
- zhōu
Parts
Built from 周
- 调tune, melody, key
- 雕to carve, to engrave
- 绸silk cloth, satin damask
- 稠crowded, dense
- 凋withered, fallen
- 赒to give to charity
- 鲷porgy
- 椆a species of tree resistant to cold weather
- 倜lofty, exalted
- 啁to chirp, to twitter
- 惆distressed, regretful, sad
- 碉watchtower
- 週week
- 綢silk cloth, satin damask
- 蜩cicada, broad locust
- 調tune, melody, key
- 賙to give to charity
- 鯛porgy
- 鵰eagle, vulture
Words with 周
- 一周yī zhōu · yizhouone week; all the way around; a whole cycle
- 上周shàng zhōu · shangzhoulast week
- 下周xià zhōu · xiazhounext week
- 不周bù zhōu · buzhounot satisfactory; thoughtless; inconsiderate
- 兆周zhào zhōu · zhaozhoumegacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
- 北周běi zhōu · beizhouthe Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581); one of the Northern Dynasties
- 千周qiān zhōu · qianzhoukilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
- 周中zhōu zhōng · zhouzhongweekday; midweek
- 周代zhōu dài · zhoudaiZhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)
- 周备zhōu bèi · zhoubeithorough; carefully prepared
- 周全zhōu quán · zhouquancomprehensive; thorough; to bring one's help
- 周公zhōu gōng · zhougongDuke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
- 周到zhōu dào · zhoudaothoughtful; considerate; attentive
- 周勃zhōu bó · zhouboZhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han
- 周围zhōu wéi · zhouweienvirons; surroundings; periphery
- 周报zhōu bào · zhoubaoweekly publication
- 周密zhōu mì · zhoumicareful; thorough; meticulous
- 周延zhōu yán · zhouyanexhaustive; distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
- 周径zhōu jìng · zhoujinggirth; circumference
- 周折zhōu zhé · zhouzhetwists and turns; vicissitude; complication
- 周旋zhōu xuán · zhouxuanto mix with others; to socialize; to deal with
- 周易zhōu yì · zhouyianother name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- 周晬zhōu zuì · zhouzuione full year (e.g. on child's first birthday); same as 週歲|周岁[zhou1 sui4]
- 周书zhōu shū · zhoushuHistory of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻[Ling2 hu2 De2 fen1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
- 周会zhōu huì · zhouhuiweekly meeting; weekly assembly
- 周朝zhōu cháo · zhouchaoZhou Dynasty; Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)
- 周波zhōu bō · zhoubocycle (physics)
- 周济zhōu jì · zhoujiZhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet; help to the needy; emergency relief
- 周狗zhōu gǒu · zhougouobedient dog; lackey
- 周瑜zhōu yú · zhouyuZhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff; in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]