| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 周 | 周 | Zhōu | - surname Zhou - Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) |
| 周 | 周 | zhōu | - to make a circuit - to circle - circle - circumference - lap - cycle - complete - all - all over - thorough - to help financially |
| 周 | 週 | zhōu | - week - weekly - variant of 周[zhou1] |
| 一周 | 一周 | yīzhōu | - one week - all the way around - a whole cycle |
| 上周 | 上周 | shàngzhōu | - last week |
| 下周 | 下週 | xiàzhōu | - next week |
| 不周 | 不周 | bùzhōu | - not satisfactory - thoughtless - inconsiderate |
| 兆周 | 兆周 | zhàozhōu | - megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz |
| 北周 | 北周 | BěiZhōu | - the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581) - one of the Northern Dynasties |
| 千周 | 千周 | qiānzhōu | - kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz |
| 周代 | 周代 | Zhōudài | - Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC) |
| 周全 | 周全 | zhōuquán | - thorough - to bring one's help - to assist |
| 周公 | 周公 | Zhōugōng | - Duke 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 | 周到 | zhōudào | - thoughtful - considerate - attentive - thorough - also pr. [zhou1 dao5] |
| 周勃 | 周勃 | ZhōuBó | - Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han |
| 周口 | 周口 | Zhōukǒu | - prefecture level city in east Henan 河南 |
| 周围 | 周圍 | zhōuwéi | - surroundings - environment - to encompass |
| 周报 | 周報 | zhōubào | - weekly paper - magazine |
| 周家 | 周家 | zhōujiā | - the Zhou family (household, firm etc) - Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art |
| 周密 | 周密 | zhōumì | - careful - thorough - meticulous - dense - impenetrable |
| 周宁 | 周寧 | Zhōuníng | - Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian |
| 周延 | 周延 | zhōuyán | - exhaustive - distributed (logic: applies to every instance) |
| 周折 | 周折 | zhōuzhé | - twists and turns - vicissitude - complication - difficulty - effort - CL:番[fan1] |
| 周旋 | 周旋 | zhōuxuán | - to mix with others - to socialize - to deal with - to contend |
| 周易 | 周易 | Zhōuyì | - another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] |
| 周晬 | 周晬 | zhōuzuì | - one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) - same as 週歲|周岁[zhou1 sui4] |
| 周书 | 周書 | Zhōushū | - History 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 | 周會 | zhōuhuì | - weekly meeting - weekly assembly |
| 周朝 | 周朝 | Zhōucháo | - Zhou Dynasty - Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC) |
| 周村 | 周村 | Zhōucūn | - Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong |
| 周波 | 周波 | zhōubō | - cycle (physics) |
| 周济 | 周濟 | ZhōuJì | - Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet |
| 周济 | 周濟 | zhōujì | - help to the needy - emergency relief - charity - to give to poorer relative - (also 賙濟|赒济) |
| 周狗 | 周狗 | zhōugǒu | - obedient dog - lackey |
| 周瑜 | 周瑜 | ZhōuYú | - Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff - in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang |
| 周璇 | 周璇 | ZhōuXuán | - Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress |
| 周知 | 周知 | zhōuzhī | - well known |
| 周礼 | 周禮 | Zhōulǐ | - the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism) |
| 周章 | 周章 | zhōuzhāng | - effort - trouble - pains (to get sth done) - flustered - frightened |
| 周至 | 周至 | Zhōuzhì | - Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1], Shaanxi |
| 周至 | 周至 | zhōuzhì | - see 周到[zhou1 dao4] |
| 周庄 | 周莊 | Zhōuzhuāng | - Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction |
| 周处 | 周處 | ZhōuChǔ | - Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general |
| 周详 | 周詳 | zhōuxiáng | - meticulous - thorough - comprehensive - complete - detailed |
| 周身 | 周身 | zhōushēn | - whole body |
| 周转 | 周轉 | zhōuzhuǎn | - turnover (in cash or personnel) - to have enough resources to cover a need |
| 周速 | 周速 | zhōusù | - cycle time - cycle speed |
| 周游 | 周遊 | zhōuyóu | - to travel around - to tour - to cross |
| 周遭 | 周遭 | zhōuzāo | - surrounding - nearby |
| 周边 | 周邊 | zhōubiān | - periphery - rim - surroundings - all around - perimeter - peripheral (computing) |
| 周长 | 周長 | zhōucháng | - perimeter - circumference |
| 四周 | 四周 | sìzhōu | - all around |
| 圆周 | 圓周 | yuánzhōu | - circumference |
| 后周 | 後周 | HòuZhōu | - Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 开封 |
| 数周 | 數周 | shùzhōu | - several weeks - also written 數週|数周 |
| 数周 | 數週 | shùzhōu | - several weeks |
| 曲周 | 曲周 | Qǔzhōu | - Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei |
| 东周 | 東周 | DōngZhōu | - Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC) |
| 林周 | 林周 | Línzhōu | - Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet |
| 每周 | 每週 | měizhōu | - every week |
| 等周 | 等周 | děngzhōu | - isoperimetric |
| 箕子 | 箕子 | Jīzǐ | - Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhòu 紂|纣 then ruled ancient Korea for Zhōu 周 |
| 庄周 | 莊周 | ZhuāngZhōu | - same as Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 (369-286 BC), Daoist author |
| 西周 | 西周 | XīZhōu | - Western Zhou (1027-771 BC) |
| 周一 | 週一 | Zhōuyī | - Monday |
| 周三 | 週三 | Zhōusān | - Wednesday |
| 周二 | 週二 | Zhōuèr | - Tuesday |
| 周五 | 週五 | Zhōuwǔ | - Friday |
| 周六 | 週六 | Zhōuliù | - Saturday |
| 周刊 | 週刊 | zhōukān | - weekly publication - weekly |
| 周四 | 週四 | Zhōusì | - Thursday |
| 周报 | 週報 | zhōubào | - weekly paper - magazine |
| 周年 | 週年 | zhōunián | - anniversary - annual |
| 周径 | 週徑 | zhōujìng | - circumference and radius - the circular ratio pi |
| 周日 | 週日 | Zhōurì | - Sunday - diurnal |
| 周期 | 週期 | zhōuqī | - period - cycle |
| 周末 | 週末 | zhōumò | - weekend |
| 周岁 | 週歲 | zhōusuì | - one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) |
| 周游 | 週游 | zhōuyóu | - variant of 周遊|周游, to tour - to travel around |
| 周薪 | 週薪 | zhōuxīn | - weekly salary |
| 周转 | 週轉 | zhōuzhuǎn | - turnover (in cash or personnel) - to have enough resources to cover a need - also written 周轉|周转 |
| 周游 | 週遊 | zhōuyóu | - variant of 周遊|周游, to tour - to travel around |
| 周长 | 週長 | zhōucháng | - variant of 周長|周长[zhou1 chang2] |
| 不周山 | 不周山 | BùzhōuShān | - Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend |
| 不周延 | 不周延 | bùzhōuyán | - undistributed |
| 周一岳 | 周一嶽 | ZhōuYīyuè | - York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004 |
| 周作人 | 周作人 | ZhōuZuòrén | - Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅, academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution |
| 周传瑛 | 周傳瑛 | ZhōuChuányīng | - Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 昆曲 opera actor |
| 周口市 | 周口市 | Zhōukǒushì | - Zhoukou prefecture level city in east Henan 河南 |
| 周口店 | 周口店 | Zhōukǒudiàn | - Zhoukoudian in Fanshan district 房山區|房山区[Fang2 shan1 qu1], Beijing |
| 周宣王 | 周宣王 | ZhōuXuānwáng | - King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC) |
| 周宁县 | 周寧縣 | Zhōuníngxiàn | - Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[Ning2 de2], Fujian |
| 周小川 | 周小川 | ZhōuXiǎochuān | - Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician, governor of People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Yin2 hang2] from 2002 |
| 周幽王 | 周幽王 | ZhōuYōuwáng | - King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1] |
| 周恩来 | 周恩來 | ZhōuĒnlái | - Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976 |
| 周成王 | 周成王 | ZhōuChéngwáng | - King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] |
| 周扒皮 | 周扒皮 | Zhōubāpí | - Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫[ban4 ye4 ji1 jiao4] |
| 周敦颐 | 周敦頤 | ZhōuDūnyí | - Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar |
| 周文王 | 周文王 | ZhōuWénwáng | - King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] the first Zhou dynasty king |
| 周星驰 | 周星馳 | ZhōuXīngchí | - Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头[wu2 li2 tou2] movies |
| 周有光 | 周有光 | ZhōuYǒuguāng | - Zhou Youguang (1906-), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音|汉语拼音[Han4 yu3 Pin1 yin1] |
| 周村区 | 周村區 | Zhōucūnqū | - Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong |
| 周杰伦 | 周杰倫 | ZhōuJiélún | - Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star |
| 周树人 | 周樹人 | ZhōuShùrén | - Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅 |
| 周武王 | 周武王 | ZhōuWǔwáng | - King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發|姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC |
| 周永康 | 周永康 | ZhōuYǒngkāng | - Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician |
| 周渝民 | 周渝民 | ZhōuYúmín | - Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4 |
| 周润发 | 周潤發 | ZhōuRùnfā | - Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star |
| 周王朝 | 周王朝 | Zhōuwángcháo | - the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC |
| 周瘦鹃 | 周瘦鵑 | ZhōuShòujuān | - Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the cultural revolution |
| 周穆王 | 周穆王 | ZhōuMùwáng | - King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology |
| 周立波 | 周立波 | ZhōuLìbō | - Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist - Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian |
| 周总理 | 周總理 | Zhōuzǒnglǐ | - Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 (1898-1976) |
| 周至县 | 周至縣 | Zhōuzhìxiàn | - Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1], Shaanxi |
| 周庄镇 | 周莊鎮 | ZhōuzhuāngZhèn | - Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction |
| 周华健 | 周華健 | ZhōuHuájiàn | - Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor |
| 周转金 | 周轉金 | zhōuzhuǎnjīn | - revolving fund - working capital - petty cash - turnover |
| 圆周率 | 圓周率 | yuánzhōulǜ | - the circular ratio - pi = 3.1415926 |
| 夏商周 | 夏商周 | XiàShāngzhōu | - Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties |
| 所周知 | 所周知 | suǒzhōuzhī | - as is well known - as everyone knows |
| 曲周县 | 曲周縣 | Qǔzhōuxiàn | - Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei |
| 东西周 | 東西周 | DōngXīZhōu | - Eastern Zhou (1046-771 BC) and Western Zhou (770-221 BC) |
| 林周县 | 林周縣 | Línzhōuxiàn | - Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet |
| 牙周炎 | 牙周炎 | yázhōuyán | - periodontitis (gum disorder) |
| 牙周病 | 牙周病 | yázhōubìng | - periodontitis (gum disorder) |
| 神圣周 | 神聖週 | shénshèngzhōu | - Holy week - Easter week (esp. Catholic) |
| 肩周炎 | 肩周炎 | jiānzhōuyán | - adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) |
| 费周折 | 費周折 | fèizhōuzhé | - to spend (much) effort - to go through (a lot of) trouble |
| 周期性 | 週期性 | zhōuqīxìng | - periodic - periodicity (math) - cyclicity |
| 周期数 | 週期數 | zhōuqīshù | - periodic number |
| 周期系 | 週期系 | zhōuqīxì | - periodic system - periodicity (chemistry) |
| 周期表 | 週期表 | zhōuqībiǎo | - periodic table (chemistry) - abbr. of 元素週期表|元素周期表[yuan2 su4 zhou1 qi1 biao3], periodic table of the elements |
| 周期解 | 週期解 | zhōuqījiě | - periodic solution (math.) |
| 黄金周 | 黃金週 | huángjīnzhōu | - Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods |
| 亚洲周刊 | 亞洲周刊 | YàzhōuZhōukān | - Asiaweek (current affairs magazine) |
| 北京周报 | 北京周報 | BěijīngZhōubào | - Beijing Review - also written 北京週報|北京周报 |
| 北京周报 | 北京週報 | BěijīngZhōubào | - Beijing Review |
| 南方周末 | 南方周末 | NánfāngZhōumò | - Southern Weekend (newspaper) |
| 周三径一 | 周三徑一 | zhōusānjìngyī | - circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius |
| 周口地区 | 周口地區 | Zhōukǒudìqū | - Zhoukou prefecture in Henan |
| 周期函数 | 周期函數 | zhōuqīhánshù | - periodic function |
| 周梁淑怡 | 周梁淑怡 | ZhōuLiángShūyí | - Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician |
| 周游世界 | 周遊世界 | zhōuyóushìjiè | - to travel around the world |
| 周游列国 | 周遊列國 | zhōuyóulièguó | - to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations - refers to the travels of Confucius |
| 大费周章 | 大費周章 | dàfèizhōuzhāng | - to take great pains - to go to a lot of trouble |
| 扩散周知 | 擴散周知 | kuòsànzhōuzhī | - to let everyone know - spread the word! |
| 新闻周刊 | 新聞周刊 | XīnwénZhōukān | - Newsweek magazine |
| 新闻周刊 | 新聞週刊 | XīnwénZhōukān | - Newsweek magazine - also written 新聞周刊|新闻周刊 |
| 查理周刊 | 查理週刊 | ChálǐZhōukān | - Charlie Hebdo (French magazine) |
| 每周一次 | 每週一次 | měizhōuyīcì | - once a week |
| 现金周转 | 現金周轉 | xiànjīnzhōuzhuǎn | - cash flow |
| 生命周期 | 生命週期 | shēngmìngzhōuqī | - life cycle |
| 众所周知 | 眾所周知 | zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī | - as everyone knows (idiom) |
| 众所周知 | 眾所週知 | zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī | - see 眾所周知|众所周知[zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1] |
| 细胞周期 | 細胞周期 | xìbāozhōuqī | - cell cycle |
| 经济周期 | 經濟週期 | jīngjìzhōuqī | - economic cycle |
| 庄周梦蝶 | 莊周夢蝶 | zhuāngzhōumèngdié | - Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?) |
| 周末愉快 | 週末愉快 | zhōumòyúkuài | - Have a nice weekend! |
| 周而复始 | 週而復始 | zhōuérfùshǐ | - lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles - the wheel comes full circle |
| 开发周期 | 開發周期 | kāifāzhōuqī | - development cycle - development period - also written 開發週期|开发周期 |
| 开发周期 | 開發週期 | kāifāzhōuqī | - development cycle - development period |
| 双周期性 | 雙週期性 | shuāngzhōuqīxìng | - (math.) double periodicity |
| 元素周期表 | 元素週期表 | yuánsùzhōuqībiǎo | - periodic table of the elements (chemistry) |
| 周围性眩晕 | 周圍性眩暈 | zhōuwéixìngxuànyùn | - peripheral vertigo |
| 周武王姬发 | 周武王姬發 | ZhōuWǔwángJīFā | - King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周[Xi1 Zhou1] 1046-771 BC |
| 周瑜打黄盖 | 周瑜打黃蓋 | ZhōuYúdǎHuángGài | - fig. with the connivance of both sides - fig. by mutual consent - cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战[Chi4 bi4 zhi1 zhan4] |
| 外侧裂周区 | 外側裂周區 | wàicèlièzhōuqū | - perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech |
| 外侧裂周围 | 外側裂周圍 | wàicèlièzhōuwéi | - perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech |
| 太平洋周边 | 太平洋周邊 | TàipíngYángZhōubiān | - variant of 太平洋週邊|太平洋周边[Tai4 ping2 Yang2 Zhou1 bian1], Pacific Rim |
| 太平洋周边 | 太平洋週邊 | TàipíngYángZhōubiān | - Pacific Rim |
| 太阳黑子周 | 太陽黑子周 | tàiyánghēizǐzhōu | - sunspot cycle |
| 殊域周咨录 | 殊域周咨錄 | Shūyùzhōuzīlù | - Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations |
| 等周不等式 | 等周不等式 | děngzhōubùděngshì | - the isoperimetric inequality |
| 圣神降临周 | 聖神降臨週 | Shèngshénjiànglínzhōu | - Whitsuntide |
| 梁唐晋汉周书 | 梁唐晉漢周書 | LiángTángJìnHànZhōushū | - another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史 |
| 简氏防务周刊 | 簡氏防務週刊 | Jiǎnshìfángwùzhōukān | - Jane's defense weekly |
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