周
Meanings
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- 1.to make a circuit
- 2.to circle
- 3.circle
- 4.circumference
- 5.lap
- 6.cycle
- 7.complete
- 8.all
- 9.all over
- 10.thorough
- 11.to help financially
- 1.surname Zhou
- 2.Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
- 1.week
- 2.weekly
- 3.variant of 周[zhōu]
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Wiktionary
- 1.to circle; to encircle
- 2.circle; circumference
- 3.whole
- 4.to extend everywhere
- 5.thorough; complete; comprehensive
- 6.side; periphery
- 7.to suit
- 8.to help (e.g. financially); to relieve
- 9.to reprimand with authority; to catch
- 10.Classifier for circuits.; circuit; revolution
- 11.hertz
- 12.name of various dynasties
- 13.Zhou Dynasty (1046—256 BCE)
- 14.Northern Zhou (557—581), one of the Northern dynasties in China
- 15.Wu Zhou (690–705), established by Wu Zetian
- 16.Later Zhou (951–960), one of the Five Dynasties in China
- 17.a surname
- 18.penis (Classifier: 條／条 c)
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Etymology
Oracle bone script: Pictogram (象形): a jade artifact with carved patterns. Original form of 彫 (OC *tɯːw, “to carve”). The character was later borrowed as a country name and 口 was added as a distinguishing mark. A semi-conservative version in which the carvings are visible is 𠕛. The top part of the character gradually became similar to 用 in the late Western Zhou period. See also 黃, which could have a reference to a jade artifact. Folk etymology interprets the seal script form as 口 (“mouth”) + 用 (“to use”), indicating the idea of using words skillfully to express oneself, thereby implying the meaning of being meticulous or detailed. ;to encircle, to circle, to surround, everywhere, curve (in the road) ;to help :Alternatively, note Khmer ជួយ (cuəy, “to help, assist; to support; to rescue, save”) (ibid.). Even so, also note Thai ช่วย (chûai), which in turn is from Middle Chinese 助 (MC dzrjoH)); if Khmer ជួយ (cuəy) and Thai ช่วย (chûai) were related, then Khmer ជួយ (cuəy) cannot be related to Old Chinese 周 (OC *tjɯw). ;dynasty's name :A 周方白 (Zhōufāng bó, “Elder of Zhou region”), likely King Wen of Zhou, was mentioned in Oracle Bone Inscriptions H11:82 and H11:84 (Lin, 1995) :Hargett (2021) states that 商 (Shāng) and 周 (Zhōu) derived from names of "places that the rulers and people of those eras regarded as their homeland or cultic centers"; the 周方 (Zhōufāng, “Zhou region”) was among "areas or regions along the frontier borders of Shang, traditionally regarded as enemy territory".
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
我看了看周圍。
I looked around.
我看了看周圍。
I glanced around me.
我看了看周圍。
I took a look around.
我看了看周圍。
I looked around me.
这周我非常忙。
I'm very busy this week.
他周遊世界各地。
He traveled around the world.
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