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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
周 zhōu	周 \| 周* \| *周	to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially	HSK 2


周 zhōu	周 \| 周* \| *周	week / weekly / variant of 周	週 HSK 2


粥 zhōu	粥 \| 粥* \| *粥	congee / gruel / porridge / CL: 碗	HSK 6


皱 zhòu	皱 \| 皱* \| *皱	to wrinkle / wrinkled / to crease	皺 HSK 7-9


陈 Chén	陈 \| 陈* \| *陈	surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝	陳


周公 Zhōugōng	周公 \| 周公* \| *周公	Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王, played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周, and is also known as the "God of Dreams"


宙 zhòu	宙 \| 宙* \| *宙	eternity / (geology) eon


郑 Zhèng	郑 \| 郑* \| *郑	the name of a state in the Zhou dynasty in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng 新鄭｜新郑, a county-level city in Henan / surname Zheng / abbr. for Zhengzhou 鄭州｜郑州, the capital of Henan	鄭


燕 Yān	燕 \| 燕* \| *燕	Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕｜后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436) / surname Yan


薛 Xuē	薛 \| 薛* \| *薛	surname Xue / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)


姬 Jī	姬 \| 姬* \| *姬	surname Ji / family name of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty 周代 (1046-256 BC)


巴 Bā	巴 \| 巴* \| *巴	Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) / the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality / surname Ba / abbr. for 巴勒斯坦 (Palestine), 巴基斯坦 (Pakistan) or 巴西 (Brazil)


舟 zhōu	舟 \| 舟* \| *舟	boat


杞 Qǐ	杞 \| 杞* \| *杞	Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state / surname Qi


州 zhōu	州 \| 州* \| *州	prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)


轴 zhóu	轴 \| 轴* \| *轴	axis / axle / spool (for thread) / roller (for scrolls) / classifier for calligraphy rolls etc	軸


轴 zhòu	轴 \| 轴* \| *轴	see 壓軸戲｜压轴戏 / Taiwan pr. [zhou2]	軸


滕 Téng	滕 \| 滕* \| *滕	vassal state of Zhou in Shandong / Teng County in Shandong / surname Teng


洲 zhōu	洲 \| 洲* \| *洲	continent / island in a river


卫 Wèi	卫 \| 卫* \| *卫	surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces	衛


邹 Zōu	邹 \| 邹* \| *邹	surname Zou / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong	鄒


周 Zhōu	周 \| 周* \| *周	surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)


妲己 Dájǐ	妲己 \| 妲己* \| *妲己	Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛｜纣辛


隗 Kuí	隗 \| 隗* \| *隗	surname Kui / Zhou Dynasty vassal state


荆 jīng	荆 \| 荆* \| *荆	chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國｜楚国	荊


酎 zhòu	酎 \| 酎* \| *酎	strong wine


魏 Wèi	魏 \| 魏* \| *魏	surname Wei / name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221-265 / Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history


齐国 Qíguó	齐国 \| 齐国* \| *齐国	Qi state of Western Zhou and the Warring states (1122-265 BC), centered in Shandong	齊國


纣 Zhòu	纣 \| 纣* \| *纣	Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王｜商纣王 (the name refers to a crupper 紂｜纣, the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)	紂


纣 zhòu	纣 \| 纣* \| *纣	crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)	紂


东周 Dōng Zhōu	东周 \| 东周* \| *东周	Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)	東周


籀 Zhòu	籀 \| 籀* \| *籀	surname Zhou


籀 zhòu	籀 \| 籀* \| *籀	(literary) seal script used throughout the pre-Han period / to recite / to read (aloud)


饕餮 tāotiè	饕餮 \| 饕餮* \| *饕餮	ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king / zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes / gluttonous / sumptuous (banquet)


美玲 Měilíng	美玲 \| 美玲* \| *美玲	Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲 (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director


咒 zhòu	咒 \| 咒* \| *咒	incantation / magic spell / curse / malediction / to revile / to put a curse on sb


虢 Guó	虢 \| 虢* \| *虢	surname Guo / Guo, a kinship group whose members held dukedoms within the Zhou Dynasty realm, including Western Guo 西虢國｜西虢国 and Eastern Guo 東虢國｜东虢国


周代 Zhōudài	周代 \| 周代* \| *周代	Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)


郕 Chéng	郕 \| 郕* \| *郕	surname Cheng / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE) vassal state


鲁国 Lǔguó	鲁国 \| 鲁国* \| *鲁国	Lu, vassal state at the time of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝, located in the southwest of present-day Shandong 山東｜山东, birthplace of Confucius	魯國


荀 xún	荀 \| 荀* \| *荀	(archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts / name of a state that existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shanxi


繇 zhòu	繇 \| 繇* \| *繇	interpretations of the trigrams


帚 zhǒu	帚 \| 帚* \| *帚	broom


肘 zhǒu	肘 \| 肘* \| *肘	elbow / pork shoulder


北周 Běi Zhōu	北周 \| 北周* \| *北周	the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581) / one of the Northern Dynasties


绉 zhòu	绉 \| 绉* \| *绉	crepe / wrinkle	縐


酆 Fēng	酆 \| 酆* \| *酆	Zhou Dynasty capital / surname Feng


咫 zhǐ	咫 \| 咫* \| *咫	8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty


啁 zhōu	啁 \| 啁* \| *啁	twittering of birds


胄 zhòu	胄 \| 胄* \| *胄	helmet / descendants


卫国 Wèiguó	卫国 \| 卫国* \| *卫国	state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou	衛國


雅乐 yǎyuè	雅乐 \| 雅乐* \| *雅乐	formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku	雅樂


西周 Xī Zhōu	西周 \| 西周* \| *西周	Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)


助纣为虐 zhù Zhòuwéinüè	助纣为虐 \| 助纣为虐* \| *助纣为虐	lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王｜商纣王 in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy	助紂為虐


莒 Jǔ	莒 \| 莒* \| *莒	Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province


西戎 Xīróng	西戎 \| 西戎* \| *西戎	the Xirong, an ancient ethnic group of Western China from the Zhou Dynasty onwards / Xionites (Central Asian nomads)


咮 zhòu	咮 \| 咮* \| *咮	beak of bird / peck at


骤 zhòu	骤 \| 骤* \| *骤	sudden / unexpected / abrupt / suddenly / Taiwan pr. [zou4]	驟


昼 zhòu	昼 \| 昼* \| *昼	daytime	晝


喌 zhōu	喌 \| 喌* \| *喌	syllable


褒姒 Bāosì	褒姒 \| 褒姒* \| *褒姒	Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王 and one of the famous Chinese beauties


后周 Hòu Zhōu	后周 \| 后周* \| *后周	Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封｜开封	後周


怞 zhòu	怞 \| 怞* \| *怞	to grieve / sorrowful


妯 zhóu	妯 \| 妯* \| *妯	used in 妯娌


周瑜 Zhōu Yú	周瑜 \| 周瑜* \| *周瑜	Zhou 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, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮


碡 zhóu	碡 \| 碡* \| *碡	stone roller (for threshing grain, leveling ground etc) / Taiwan pr. [du2]


诪 zhōu	诪 \| 诪* \| *诪	(literary) to curse / to deceive / to lie	譸


咒 zhòu	咒 \| 咒* \| *咒	variant of 咒	呪


盩 zhōu	盩 \| 盩* \| *盩	name of a district in Shaanxi


侜 zhōu	侜 \| 侜* \| *侜	to conceal / to cover


猃狁 Xiǎnyǔn	猃狁 \| 猃狁* \| *猃狁	Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴 in the Qin and Han Dynasties	獫狁


赒 zhōu	赒 \| 赒* \| *赒	to give to the needy / to bestow alms / charity	賙


甃 zhòu	甃 \| 甃* \| *甃	brickwork of well


鄅 Yǔ	鄅 \| 鄅* \| *鄅	Yu, Zhou Dynasty vassal state, in present-day Linyi 臨沂｜临沂, Shandong / surname Yu


鸼 zhōu	鸼 \| 鸼* \| *鸼	used in 鶻鵃｜鹘鸼	鵃


㤘 zhòu	㤘 \| 㤘* \| *㤘	(dialect) stubborn	㥮


犬戎 Quǎnróng	犬戎 \| 犬戎* \| *犬戎	Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China


辀 zhōu	辀 \| 辀* \| *辀	(literary) shaft (of a cart) / cart	輈


帚 zhǒu	帚 \| 帚* \| *帚	variant of 帚	箒


婤 zhōu	婤 \| 婤* \| *婤	(feminine name)


鄫 Zēng	鄫 \| 鄫* \| *鄫	surname Zeng / Zhou vassal state / also pr. [Ceng2]


鄦 Xǔ	鄦 \| 鄦* \| *鄦	surname Xu / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-221 BC)


荮 zhòu	荮 \| 荮* \| *荮	(dialect) to wrap with straw / classifier for a bundle (of bowls, dishes etc) tied with straw	葤


炮烙 páoluò	炮烙 \| 炮烙* \| *炮烙	form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王｜商纣王 in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire


㑇 zhòu	㑇 \| 㑇* \| *㑇	(old) beautiful; clever	㑳


騆 zhōu	騆 \| 騆* \| *騆	divine horse


三代 sāndài	三代 \| 三代* \| *三代	three generations of a family / the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)


籒 zhòu	籒 \| 籒* \| *籒	old variant of 籀


封神榜 Fēngshén Bǎng	封神榜 \| 封神榜* \| *封神榜	Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc


菷 zhǒu	菷 \| 菷* \| *菷	variant of 帚


周礼 Zhōulǐ	周礼 \| 周礼* \| *周礼	the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)	周禮


冑 zhòu	冑 \| 冑* \| *冑	variant of 胄


燕国 Yānguó	燕国 \| 燕国* \| *燕国	Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕｜后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)	燕國


选士 xuǎnshì	选士 \| 选士* \| *选士	(old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc) / (Zhou dynasty) distinguished individuals selected and recommended from various regions to the central government	選士


周处 Zhōu Chǔ	周处 \| 周处* \| *周处	Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general	周處


箕子 Jīzǐ	箕子 \| 箕子* \| *箕子	Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhou 紂｜纣, then ruled ancient Korea in the Zhou 周 dynasty


姜子牙 Jiāng Zǐyá	姜子牙 \| 姜子牙* \| *姜子牙	Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜｜六韬, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书


镐京 Hàojīng	镐京 \| 镐京* \| *镐京	Haojing (in modern Shaanxi, northwest of Chang'an county), capital of Western Zhou from c. 1050 BC	鎬京


周小川 Zhōu Xiǎochuān	周小川 \| 周小川* \| *周小川	Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), Chinese economist, governor of the People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行｜中国人民银行 2002-2018


周书 Zhōushū	周书 \| 周书* \| *周书	History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls	周書

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