Meaning
(surname); complete; encircle; circuit; lap; week
Chinese: 一周、周围或周全。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhou” becomes a different word in each tone. 周 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 周末zhōu mòweekend
- 上周shàng zhōulast week
- 周年zhōu niánanniversary; annual
- 下周xià zhōunext week
- 周围zhōu wéienvirons; surroundings; periphery
Example Sentence
这个周末我们去爬山。Zhè ge zhōu mò wǒ men qù pá shān.This weekend we are going hiking.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this周末zhōu mòweekend我们wǒ menwe去qùto go爬páto crawl山shānmountain。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A graph of a dense, complete field. It means ‘a circle, circuit, lap; a week; all around, everywhere; thorough, attentive, complete; the Zhou dynasty; a surname’ (周围, 一周, 周到).
A way to remember it
‘All around / a week / thorough’: 周围, 一周, 周到.