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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *周* | 周* | *周
to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially
HSK 2
anniversary / annual
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *週* | 週* | *週
week / weekly / variant of
HSK 2
weekend
HSK 2
next week
HSK 2
last week
HSK 2
environs; surroundings; periphery
HSK 3
period / cycle
HSK 5
all around
HSK 5
periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings / (computing) (attributive) peripheral / merch (abbr. for 周邊商品|周边商品)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) as everyone knows
HSK 7-9
to mix with others / to socialize / to deal with / to contend
HSK 7-9
thoughtful / considerate / attentive / thorough / also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
HSK 7-9
careful; thorough; meticulous
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *周* | 周* | *周
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经
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
circumference; circle
to have financial difficulties / unable to make ends meet
Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)
King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周
periodic table of the elements (chemistry)
Whitsuntide
the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC
one week / all the way around / a whole cycle
weekly publication / weekly
periodontitis (gum disorder)
weekly publication
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
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
Monday
surrounding / nearby
periodic table (chemistry) / abbr. of 元素週期表|元素周期表, periodic table of the elements
(literary) effort; trouble; pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened; terrified
to rotate / to circulate (cash, stock etc) / turnover / circulation / cash flow
perimeter / circumference
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
periodontitis (gum disorder)
Zhoukou, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省
Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general
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"
to travel around / to tour / to cross
comprehensive / thorough / to bring one's help / to assist
to take great pains / to go to a lot of trouble
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封|开封
periodic / periodicity (math) / cyclicity
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
Zhou Dynasty / Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)
Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend
King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)
Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, one of the oldest Chinese texts on astronomy and mathematics
Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi
weekly salary
Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德, Fujian
Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音|汉语拼音
Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)
(math.) the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (π)
Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet
help to the needy / emergency relief / charity / to give to poorer relative / (also 賙濟|赒济)
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
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
exhaustive / distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
thorough / carefully prepared
Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei
undistributed
Newsweek magazine
Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅
kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨, Tibet
meticulous / thorough / comprehensive / complete / detailed
Saturday
Sunday
(dialect) weekday
twists and turns / vicissitude / complication / difficulty / effort / CL:
Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor
cycle (physics)
Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi
see 周到
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) / same as 週歲|周岁
Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
every week
Zhoukoudian prehistoric site in Fangshan district 房山區|房山区, Beijing
(math.) angle of 360°
well known
custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
anniversary celebration
cycle time / cycle speed
Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei
merch; spin-off product (related to a pop-culture franchise such as a movie, game or band etc)
(Tw) two-day weekend (usually Saturday and Sunday)
Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star
Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations

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