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周 (zhōu): meaning and stroke order

周 (zhōu) means to make a circuit, to circle, circle, circumference, lap, cycle, complete, all, all over.

周

Simplified
周
Traditional
周, 週
Pinyin
zhōu

Stroke order of 周

周

  • Zhōu surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
  • zhōu to make a circuit; to circle
  • zhōu week; weekly
  • 8 strokes
  • Traditional form: 週

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 周

  1. zhōu
    • to make a circuit
    • to circle
    • circle
    • circumference
    • lap
    • cycle
    • complete
    • all
    • all over
    • thorough
    • to help financially
  2. Zhōu
    • surname Zhou
    • Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
  3. zhōu Traditional 週
    • week
    • weekly
    • variant of 周[zhou1]

Radical and structure

周
Radical 口 (Kangxi radical 30) · 8 strokes

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

Words with 周

周 in our stories

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  • 一个小时后,双方签下了三年的框架协议,价格上调百分之五,交货时间缩短一周。

    yí gè xiǎoshí hòu shuāngfāng qiān xià le sān nián de kuàngjià xiéyì jiàgé shàngtiáo bǎi fēn zhī wǔ jiāohuò shíjiān suōduǎn yì zhōu

    An hour later both sides signed a three-year framework agreement: prices up five percent, delivery times a week shorter.

    From the story A minute of silence HSK 7–9 · Level 7

  • 现在,他们的频道每周更新一期,名字叫“拉面也是健身”。妈妈当教练,儿子当学员,每次开头,妈妈都会说:“今天,我们练胳膊!”

    xiànzài tāmen de píndào měi zhōu gēngxīn yì qī míngzi jiào lāmiàn yě shì jiànshēn māma dāng jiàoliàn érzi dāng xuéyuán měicì kāitóu māma dōu huì shuō jīntiān wǒmen liàn gēbo

    Now their channel updates once a week, and it's called "Pulling Noodles Is a Workout Too". Mum is the coach and her son the student, and every episode she opens with: "Today, we train arms!"

    From the story Pulling noodles is a workout too HSK 7–9 · Level 8

  • 她在网上下载了一份十六周的训练计划,贴在冰箱上:周二间歇跑,周四节奏跑,周六长距离慢跑,其余时间休息或者拉伸。

    tā zài wǎngshang xiàzài le yí fèn shíliù zhōu de xùnliàn jìhuà tiē zài bīngxiāng shàng zhōu'èr jiànxiēpǎo zhōusì jiézòupǎo zhōuliù chángjùlí mànpǎo qíyú shíjiān xiūxi huòzhě lāshēn

    She downloaded a sixteen-week training plan and stuck it on the fridge: intervals on Tuesdays, tempo runs on Thursdays, long slow runs on Saturdays, and rest or stretching the rest of the time.

    From the story The four-hour balloon HSK 7–9 · Level 9

Stories using 周

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).