北周

Traditional form:

北周

Pinyin (reading):

Běi Zhōu

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference

Traditional characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference