周勃 Traditional form: 周勃 Pinyin (reading): Zhōu Bó Definitions: Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han Characters: 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference 勃 - thriving, prosperous; sudden, quick Traditional characters: 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference 勃 - thriving, prosperous; sudden, quick