zhōu

week; all; complete

HSK 3 #490

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 490th character
Radical ⼝ (30.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1192

Definitions

周 zhōu
  1. 1. week
  2. 2. all
  3. 3. complete
  4. 4. thorough
  5. 5. all over
  6. 6. cycle
  7. 7. circle
  8. 8. circumference
  9. 9. lap
  10. 10. to circle
  11. 11. to make a circuit
  12. 12. surname Zhou
  13. 13. Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
  14. 14. weekly
  15. 15. to help financially

Stroke order

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Words containing 周

Word Meaning
surroundings; environment; to encompass
peripheral vertigo
peripheral vertigo
weekly publication
King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)
the Zhou family (household, firm etc)
Zhouning county in Ningde níng dé, Fujian
Zhouning county in Ningde níng dé, Fujian
Zhouning county in Ningde níng dé, Fujian
Zhouning county in Ningde níng dé, Fujian
Zhou Xiaochuan, former China central bank chief
King You of Zhou, last Western Zhou king
exhaustive; distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
Zhou Enlai, first premier of the PRC
Zhou Enlai, first premier of the PRC
King Cheng of Zhou, second king of Western Zhou
cruel, greedy boss who exploits workers
Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
King Wen of Zhou; early Zhou ruler
Stephen Chow, Hong Kong comedy film star
Stephen Chow, Hong Kong comedy film star
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
Book of Zhou, history of Northern Zhou
Book of Zhou, a Chinese dynastic history