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  *周* | 周* | *周
to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially
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anniversary / annual
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weekend
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  *週* | 週* | *週
week / weekly / variant of
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environs; surroundings; periphery
HSK 3
period / cycle
HSK 5
thoughtful / considerate / attentive / thorough / also pr. [zhou1 dao5]
HSK 7-9
periphery / rim / surroundings / all around / perimeter / peripheral (computing) / spin-offs
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to mix with others / to socialize / to deal with / to contend
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careful / thorough / meticulous / dense / impenetrable
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  *周* | 周* | *周
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
Zhou Dynasty / Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)
well known
to rotate / to circulate (cash, stock etc) / turnover / circulation / cash flow
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
Zhoukoudian prehistoric site in Fangshan district 房山區|房山区, Beijing
Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头 movies
weekly publication / weekly
Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, one of the oldest Chinese texts on astronomy and mathematics
Monday
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
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
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
thorough / carefully prepared
Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
cycle time / cycle speed
Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star
weekly salary
Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音|汉语拼音
surrounding / nearby
Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4
whole body
Sunday / diurnal
periodic table (chemistry) / abbr. of 元素週期表|元素周期表, periodic table of the elements
Saturday
perimeter / circumference
weekly publication
Zhoukou, prefecture-level city in Henan
Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅
comprehensive / thorough / to bring one's help / to assist
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
meticulous / thorough / comprehensive / complete / detailed
periodic / periodicity (math) / cyclicity
Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi
Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德, Fujian
to have a cash flow problem
lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle
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
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
Tuesday
Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
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
Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德, Fujian
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
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
exhaustive / distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) / same as 週歲|周岁
King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)
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)
Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general
twists and turns / vicissitude / complication / difficulty / effort / CL:
Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
prefecture level city in east Henan 河南
Have a nice weekend!
cycle (physics)
(literary) effort; trouble; pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened; terrified
to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations / refers to the travels of Confucius
Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi
see 周到
(math.) angle of 360°
Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong
Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han
the Zhou family (household, firm etc) / Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art
Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)
Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor
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
anniversary celebration
Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist / Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004
circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius
weekday / midweek
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
Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 崑曲|昆曲 opera actor
peripheral vertigo
weekly publication
Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫
another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经
weekly meeting / weekly assembly
periodic function
Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician
King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周 1046-771 BC
Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician
obedient dog / lackey
the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC
Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress

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