| | surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 | |
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| | 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" | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | surname Xue / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state / surname Qi | |
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| | surname Zou / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong | |
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| | Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC) | |
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| | vassal state of Zhou in Shandong / Teng County in Shandong / surname Teng | |
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| | Yu, Zhou Dynasty vassal state, in present-day Linyi 臨沂｜临沂, Shandong / surname Yu | |
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| | chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國｜楚国 | |
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| | surname Ji / family name of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty 周代 (1046-256 BC) | |
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| | surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) | |
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| | surname Kui / Zhou Dynasty vassal state | |
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| | Qi state of Western Zhou and the Warring states (1122-265 BC), centered in Shandong | |
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| | 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) | |
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| | Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC) | |
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| | surname Zhou | |
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| | ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king / zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes / gluttonous / sumptuous (banquet) | |
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| | Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲 (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581) / one of the Northern Dynasties | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty | |
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| | Baosi, concubine of King You of Zhou 周幽王 and one of the famous Chinese beauties | |
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| | Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 紂辛｜纣辛 | |
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| | Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封｜开封 | |
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| | state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou | |
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| | formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku | |
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| | Western Zhou (1027-771 BC) | |
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| | Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province | |
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| | the Xirong, an ancient ethnic group of Western China from the Zhou Dynasty onwards / Xionites (Central Asian nomads) | |
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| | Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周書｜周书 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴 in the Qin and Han Dynasties | |
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| | Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China | |
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| | Zhou Dynasty capital / surname Feng | |
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| | surname Zeng / Zhou vassal state / also pr. [Ceng2] | |
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| | surname Xu / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-221 BC) | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | surname Cheng / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE) vassal state | |
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| | three generations of a family / the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou) | |
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| | Haojing (in modern Shaanxi, northwest of Chang'an county), capital of Western Zhou from c. 1050 BC | |
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| | the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism) | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣｜杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence | |
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| | Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar | |
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| | the Zhou family (household, firm etc) / Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art | |
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| | King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王 who was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝 of ancient China | |
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| | Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4 | |
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| | Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist / Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian | |
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| | Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音｜汉语拼音 | |
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| | Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty | |
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| | Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general | |
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| | Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆, attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王 but probably dating from c. 500 BC | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods / Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC) | |
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| | King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC) | |
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| | Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976 | |
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| | Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅｜鲁迅 | |
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| | Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩來｜周恩来 (1898-1976) | |
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| | Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence / 1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India | |
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| | Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來｜周恩来 | |
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| | the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經｜诗经, Book of History 尚書｜尚书, Rites of Zhou 周禮｜周礼, Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮｜仪礼, Classic of Rites 禮記｜礼记, Book of Changes 易經｜易经, Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳｜左传, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳｜公羊传, Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳｜谷梁传, The Analects 論語｜论语, Erya 爾雅｜尔雅, Classic of Filial Piety 孝經｜孝经, Mencius 孟子 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 崑曲｜昆曲 opera actor | |
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| | Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han | |
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| | 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 2002-2018 | |
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| | King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周 | |
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| | King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周, son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 | |
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| | Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫｜半夜鸡叫 | |
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| | 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 the first Zhou dynasty king | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Zhou Dynasty / Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周｜东周 (770-221 BC) | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周 1046-771 BC | |
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| | Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician | |
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| | Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet | |
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| | the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress | |
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| | Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution | |
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| | Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, one of the oldest Chinese texts on astronomy and mathematics | |
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| | Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology / abbr. to 四化 | |
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| | Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties | |
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| | philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤｜周敦颐, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | surname Cao / Zhou Dynasty vassal state | |
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| | Western Zhou (1045-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC) | |
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| | King Wu of Zhou 周武王 overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王｜商纣王 | |
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| | the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (c. 1600 BC) of the Xia Dynasty by the first king, Tang 商湯｜商汤, of the Shang Dynasty, and the overthrow (c. 1046 BC) of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty founder, King Wu 周武王 | |
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| | 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) | |
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