Zhōu
surname Zhou
Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
Zhōu Lì bō
Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist
Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
Měi Líng
Mei Ling (girl's name)
Zhou Meiling 周美玲 (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director
Zhōu Ēn lái
Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
zhōu
week
weekly
variant of 周[zhou1]
zhōu
to make a circuit
to circle
circle
circumference
lap
cycle
complete
all
all over
thorough
to help financially
Bā
Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)
abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing
surname Ba
abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian
abbr. for Pakistan
Wèi
surname Wei
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
Lǔ
surname Lu
Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC) in modern day Shandong Province
zhōu
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
Yān
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)
surname Yan
zhōu
continent
island in a river
Xī Zhōu
Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)
zhòu
sudden
unexpected
abrupt
suddenly
Taiwan pr. [zou4]
Tiān tái
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗
Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tái zhōu], Zhejiang
Zōu
surname Zou
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong Province
tāo tiè
ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king
zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes
gluttonous
sumptuous (banquet)
Téng
vassal state of Zhou in Shandong
Teng county in Shandong
surname Teng
Xuē
surname Xue
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
Wèi
surname Wei
name of vassal state of 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 from the fall of the Han
the Wei dynasty 221-265
Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
Zhōu Yú mín
Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4
sān dài
three generations of a family
the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
jīng
chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 Guo2]
zhóu
axis
axle
spool (for thread)
roller (for scrolls)
classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
Cáo
surname Cao
Zhou Dynasty vassal state
Xiāng gé lǐ lā
Shangri-La (mythical location)
Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan
formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhōng diàn] in Tibetan province of Kham
Zhōu Yú
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
Jǔ
Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province
zhū hóu
feudal vassal
feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC
subordinate warlord
local official
zhōu
congee
gruel
porridge
CL:碗[wan3]
Gān sù shěng
Gansu province (Kansu) between Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia in north China, abbr. 隴|陇[Lǒng] or 甘[gān], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu]
zhòu
to wrinkle
wrinkled
to crease
zhòu
incantation
magic spell
curse
malediction
to revile
to put a curse on sb
Guó
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
surname Guo
Jī
surname Ji
family name of the Zhou Dynasty 周代[Zhou1 dai4] (1046-256 BC)
wǔ dài
Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)
the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947), namely: Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, Later Zhou 后周
Cháng shóu
Changshou county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu], Jiangsu
Kūn shān
Kunshan county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu], Jiangsu
Qǐ
surname Qi
Zhou Dynasty vassal state
Zhōu Jì
Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet
dōng zhōu
Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
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