Usage of the character 周

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.)

zhōuwéi

周围

[周圍]

environs; surroundings; periphery

zhōuzhī

周知

[周知]

well known

Zhōucūn

周村

[周村]

Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市 ( Zībóshì), Shandong

Zhōu Jì

周济

[周濟]

Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet

Zhōuníng

周宁

[周寧]

Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德／宁德 ( Níngdé), Fujian

sìzhōu

四周

[四周]

all around

zhōukān

周刊

[週刊]

weekly publication
weekly

zhōumò

周末

[週末]

weekend

bùzhōu

不周

[不周]

not satisfactory
thoughtless
inconsiderate

Hòu Zhōu

后周

[後周]

Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封／开封 ( Kāifēng)

Běi Zhōu

北周

[北周]

the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
one of the Northern Dynasties

Zhōuwǔ

周五

[週五]

Friday

zhōuxiáng

周详

[周詳]

meticulous
thorough
comprehensive
complete
detailed

Zhōu Bó

周勃

[周勃]

Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han

měizhōu

每周

[每週]

every week

Zhōuzhuāng

周庄

[周莊]

Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction

zhōuxīn

周薪

[週薪]

weekly salary

Zhōu Chǔ

周处

[周處]

Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general

Zhōusì

周四

[週四]

Thursday

zhōuzhōng

周中

[周中]

weekday
midweek

zhōubào

周报

[周報]

weekly publication

Zhōuyì

周易

[周易]

another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經／易经 ( Yìjīng)

zhōuzhé

周折

[周折]

twists and turns
vicissitude
complication
difficulty
effort
CL:番 (fān)

zhōusù

周速

[周速]

cycle time
cycle speed

zhōujì

周济

[周濟]

help to the needy
emergency relief
charity
to give to poorer relative
(also 賙濟／赒济)

zhōudào

周到

[周到]

thoughtful
considerate
attentive
thorough
also pr. (zhōudao)

Zhōurì

周日

[週日]

Sunday
diurnal

shùzhōu

数周

[數周]

several weeks
also written 數週／数周

Xī Zhōu

西周

[西周]

Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)

zhōuzhuǎn

周转

[周轉]

to rotate
to circulate (cash, stock etc)
turnover
circulation
cash flow

zhōuyán

周延

[周延]

exhaustive
distributed (logic: applies to every instance)

zhōucháng

周长

[周長]

perimeter
circumference

yuánzhōu

圆周

[圓周]

circumference; circle

Zhōu Yú

周瑜

[周瑜]

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 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì), absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮／诸葛亮 ( Zhūgě Liàng)

zhōubō

周波

[周波]

cycle (physics)

zhōumì

周密

[周密]

careful
thorough
meticulous
dense
impenetrable

zhōubào

周报

[週報]

weekly publication

zhōuyóu

周游

[周遊]

to travel around
to tour
to cross

Zhōukǒu

周口

[周口]

prefecture level city in east Henan 河南

Zhōugōng

周公

[周公]

Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 ( Zhōu Wénwáng), played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周 ( Xī Zhōu), and is also known as the "God of Dreams"

zhōujiǎo

周角

[周角]

(math.) angle of 360°

yīzhōu

一周

[一周]

one week
all the way around
a whole cycle

zhōugǒu

周狗

[周狗]

obedient dog
lackey

zhōuzhāng

周章

[周章]

(literary) effort; trouble; pains (to get sth done)
(literary) frightened; terrified

Zhōuliù

周六

[週六]

Saturday

zhōuyóu

周游

[週游]

variant of 周遊／周游, to tour
to travel around

zhōuyóu

周游

[週遊]

variant of 周遊／周游, to tour
to travel around

zhōuzhì

周至

[周至]

see 周到 (zhōudào)

děngzhōu

等周

[等周]

isoperimetric

zhōujìng

周径

[週徑]

circumference and radius
the circular ratio pi

Zhōu Xuán

周璇

[周璇]

Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress

Línzhōu

林周

[林周]

Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet

zhàozhōu

兆周

[兆周]

megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz

qiānzhōu

千周

[千周]

kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz

shùzhōu

数周

[數週]

several weeks

zhōuhuì

周会

[周會]

weekly meeting
weekly assembly

zhōubèi

周备

[周備]

thorough
carefully prepared

zhōubiān

周边

[周邊]

periphery
rim
surroundings
all around
perimeter
peripheral (computing)
spin-offs

Zhōuyī

周一

[週一]

Monday

zhōuqī

周期

[週期]

period
cycle

Qǔzhōu

曲周

[曲周]

Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲／邯郸 ( Hándān), Hebei

xiàzhōu

下周

[下週]

next week

Zhōudài

周代

[周代]

Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)

zhōujiā

周家

[周家]

the Zhou family (household, firm etc)
Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art

Zhōushū

周书

[周書]

History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻 ( Línghú Défēn) in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls

Zhōusān

周三

[週三]

Wednesday

Zhōu Chéngwáng

周成王

[周成王]

King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周 ( Xī Zhōu), son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 ( Zhōu Wǔwáng)

Zhōuzhuāng Zhèn

周庄镇

[周莊鎮]

Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction

Zhōu Wénwáng

周文王

[周文王]

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 ( Zhōu Wǔwáng) the first Zhou dynasty king

Zhōu Rùnfā

周润发

[周潤發]

Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star

zhōuzhuǎnjīn

周转金

[周轉金]

revolving fund
working capital
petty cash
turnover

fèizhōuzhé

费周折

[費周折]

to spend (much) effort
to go through (a lot of) trouble

Bùzhōu Shān

不周山

[不周山]

Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend

Zhōubāpí

周扒皮

[周扒皮]

Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫／半夜鸡叫 (bànyèjījiào)

zhōuqīxì

周期系

[週期系]

periodic system
periodicity (chemistry)

Zhōu Yǒngkāng

周永康

[周永康]

Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician

Zhōu Dūnyí

周敦颐

[周敦頤]

Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar

Zhōu Shùrén

周树人

[周樹人]

Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)

zhōuqībiǎo

周期表

[週期表]

periodic table (chemistry)
abbr. of 元素週期表／元素周期表 (yuánsùzhōuqībiǎo), periodic table of the elements

Zhōukǒu Shì

周口市

[周口市]

Zhoukou, prefecture-level city in Henan

Zhōu Huájiàn

周华健

[周華健]

Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor

zhōuqījiě

周期解

[週期解]

periodic solution (math.)

Zhōu Xuānwáng

周宣王

[周宣王]

King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)

huángjīnzhōu

黄金周

[黃金週]

Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods

Zhōu Mùwáng

周穆王

[周穆王]

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

Dōng Xī Zhōu

东西周

[東西周]

Western Zhou (1045-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC)

jiānzhōuyán

肩周炎

[肩周炎]

adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Xià Shāngzhōu

夏商周

[夏商周]

Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties

Zhōu Jiélún

周杰伦

[周杰倫]

Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star

Zhōuwángcháo

周王朝

[周王朝]

the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC

Zhōu Enlái

周恩来

[周恩來]

Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976

Zhōukǒudiàn

周口店

[周口店]

Zhoukoudian prehistoric site in Fangshan district 房山區／房山区 ( Fángshānqū), Beijing

Zhōu Wǔwáng

周武王

[周武王]

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

bùzhōuyán

不周延

[不周延]

undistributed

Zhōu Shòujuān

周瘦鹃

[周瘦鵑]

Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution

Zhōu Chuányīng

周传瑛

[周傳瑛]

Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 崑曲／昆曲 ( Kūnqǔ) opera actor

zhōuqīxìng

周期性

[週期性]

periodic
periodicity (math)
cyclicity

Zhōu Xiǎochuān

周小川

[周小川]

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 ( Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng) 2002-2018

zhōuqīshù

周期数

[週期數]

periodic number

Zhōuzǒnglǐ

周总理

[周總理]

Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩來／周恩来 (1898-1976)

Zhōu Yīyuè

周一岳

[周一嶽]

York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004

Zhōu Zuòrén

周作人

[周作人]

Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn), academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution

Zhōu Yōuwáng

周幽王

[周幽王]

King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周 ( Xī Zhōu)

Zhōu Yúmín

周渝民

[周渝民]

Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4

Línzhōuxiàn

林周县

[林周縣]

Lhünzhub county, Tibetan: Lhun grub rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet

yázhōuyán

牙周炎

[牙周炎]

periodontitis (gum disorder)

yuánzhōulü

圆周率

[圓周率]

(math.) the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (π)

Zhōuníngxiàn

周宁县

[周寧縣]

Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德／宁德 ( Níngdé), Fujian

yázhōubìng

牙周病

[牙周病]

periodontitis (gum disorder)

Zhōucūnqū

周村区

[周村區]

Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市 ( Zībóshì), Shandong

shénshèngzhōu

神圣周

[神聖週]

Holy week
Easter week (esp. Catholic)

Zhōuzhìxiàn

周至县

[周至縣]

Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安 ( Xī'ān), Shaanxi

zhōuniánqìng

周年庆

[周年慶]

anniversary celebration

Zhōu Xīngchí

周星驰

[周星馳]

Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭／无厘头 (wúlítóu) movies

Qǔzhōuxiàn

曲周县

[曲周縣]

Quzhou county in Handan 邯鄲／邯郸 ( Hándān), Hebei

Zhōu Yǒuguāng

周有光

[周有光]

Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音／汉语拼音 ( Hànyǔ Pīnyīn)

Zhōu Lìbō

周立波

[周立波]

Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist
Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian

zhōuyóushìjiè

周游世界

[周遊世界]

to travel around the world

zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī

众所周知

[眾所周知]

as everyone knows (idiom)

zhōuyóulièguó

周游列国

[周遊列國]

to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
refers to the travels of Confucius

Běijīng Zhōubào

北京周报

[北京周報]

Beijing Review
also written 北京週報／北京周报

Zhōu Liáng Shūyí

周梁淑怡

[周梁淑怡]

Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician

zhōusānjìngyī

周三径一

[周三徑一]

circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius

shēngmìngzhōuqī

生命周期

[生命週期]

life cycle

kāifāzhōuqī

开发周期

[開發週期]

development cycle
development period

kuòsànzhōuzhī

扩散周知

[擴散周知]

to let everyone know
spread the word!

zhuāngzhōumèngdié

庄周梦蝶

[莊周夢蝶]

Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ) dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)

Yàzhōu Zhōukān

亚洲周刊

[亞洲周刊]

Asiaweek (current affairs magazine)

zhōubiānshāngpǐn

周边商品

[周邊商品]

spin-off merchandise

zhōuzhuǎnbùlíng

周转不灵

[周轉不靈]

to have a cash flow problem

Běijīng Zhōubào

北京周报

[北京週報]

Beijing Review

dàfèizhōuzhāng

大费周章

[大費周章]

to take great pains
to go to a lot of trouble

xiànjīnzhōuzhuǎn

现金周转

[現金周轉]

cash flow

měizhōuyīcì

每周一次

[每週一次]

once a week

Xīnwén Zhōukān

新闻周刊

[新聞週刊]

Newsweek magazine
also written 新聞周刊／新闻周刊

zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī

众所周知

[眾所週知]

see 眾所周知／众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī)

Chálǐ Zhōukān

查理周刊

[查理週刊]

Charlie Hebdo (French magazine)

xìbāozhōuqī

细胞周期

[細胞周期]

cell cycle

Zhōubìsuàn Jīng

周髀算经

[周髀算經]

Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, one of the oldest Chinese texts on astronomy and mathematics

Xīnwén Zhōukān

新闻周刊

[新聞周刊]

Newsweek magazine

kāifāzhōuqī

开发周期

[開發周期]

development cycle
development period
also written 開發週期／开发周期

zhōuzhuǎnbùkāi

周转不开

[周轉不開]

to have financial difficulties
unable to make ends meet

zhōumòyúkuài

周末愉快

[週末愉快]

Have a nice weekend!

shuāngzhōuqīxìng

双周期性

[雙週期性]

(math.) double periodicity

huángùsìzhōu

环顾四周

[環顧四周]

to look around

zhōu'érfùshǐ

周而复始

[週而復始]

lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
the wheel comes full circle

Nánfāng Zhōumò

南方周末

[南方周末]

Southern Weekend (newspaper)

zhōuxiū'èrrì

周休二日

[週休二日]

(Tw) two-day weekend (usually Saturday and Sunday)

jīngjìzhōuqī

经济周期

[經濟週期]

economic cycle

zhōuqīhánshù

周期函数

[周期函數]

periodic function

Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān

太平洋周边

[太平洋周邊]

variant of 太平洋週邊／太平洋周边 ( Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān), Pacific Rim

Shūyùzhōuzīlù

殊域周咨录

[殊域周咨錄]

Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations

Zhōu Wǔwáng Jī Fā

周武王姬发

[周武王姬發]

King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周 ( Xī Zhōu) 1046-771 BC

zhōuwéixìngxuànyùn

周围性眩晕

[周圍性眩暈]

peripheral vertigo

yuánsùzhōuqībiǎo

元素周期表

[元素週期表]

periodic table of the elements (chemistry)

Shèngshénjiànglínzhōu

圣神降临周

[聖神降臨週]

Whitsuntide

Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān

太平洋周边

[太平洋週邊]

Pacific Rim

děngzhōubùděngshì

等周不等式

[等周不等式]

the isoperimetric inequality

Zhōu Yúdǎ Huáng Gài

周瑜打黄盖

[周瑜打黃蓋]

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 ( Cáo Cāo) before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰／赤壁之战 ( Chìbìzhī Zhàn)

tàiyánghēizǐzhōu

太阳黑子周

[太陽黑子周]

sunspot cycle

Jiǎnshìfángwùzhōukān

简氏防务周刊

[簡氏防務週刊]

Jane's defense weekly

Liáng Táng Jìn Hàn Zhōushū

梁唐晋汉周书

[梁唐晉漢周書]

another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史／旧五代史 ( Jiù Wǔdàishǐ)