週〔周〕 {zhōu}

1. to make a circuit
2. to circle
3. circle
4. circumference
5. lap
6. cycle
7. complete
8. all
9. all over
10. thorough
11. to help financially

周 zau¹ {zhōu}

1. to make a circuit
2. to circle
3. circle
4. circumference
5. lap
6. cycle
7. complete
8. all
9. all over
10. thorough
11. to help financially

周 zau¹ {Zhōu}

1. surname Zhou
2. Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)

周打 zau¹ daa² {zhōu dǎ}

Chowder

周街 zau¹ gaai¹ {zhōu jiē}

everywhere

周界 zau¹ gaai³ {zhōu jiè}

perimeter

周記〔-记〕 zau¹ gei³ {Zhōu jì}

Weekly journal

週記〔周记〕 zau¹ gei³ {zhōu jì}

weekly journal;weekly report

周率 zau¹ leot² {zhōu lǜ}

Pi

周身 zau¹ san¹ {zhōu shēn}

bodily

周時〔-时〕 zau¹ si⁴ {zhōu shí}

(adverb) always; often

週時〔周时〕 zau¹ si⁴ {zhōu shí}

often

週時〔周记〕 zau¹ si⁴ {zhōu jì}

often

周匝 zau¹ zaap³ {zhōu zā}

surround; considerate

周到 {zhōudao}

1. thoughtful
2. considerate
3. attentive
4. thorough
5. also pr. [zhou1 dao5]

周邊〔-边〕 zau¹ bin¹ {zhōu biān}

1. periphery
2. rim
3. surroundings
4. all around
5. perimeter
6. peripheral (computing)

周波 zau¹ bo¹ {zhōu bō}

cycle (physics)

週報〔周报〕 zau¹ bou³ {zhōu bào}

1. weekly paper
2. magazine

周勃 zau¹ but⁶ {Zhōu Bó}

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

周朝 zau¹ ciu⁴ {Zhōu cháo}

1. Zhou Dynasty
2. Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周 (770-221 BC)

周長〔-长〕 zau¹ coeng⁴ {zhōu cháng}

1. perimeter
2. circumference

周詳〔-详〕 zau¹ coeng⁴ {zhōu xiáng}

1. meticulous
2. thorough
3. comprehensive
4. complete
5. detailed

周速 zau¹ cuk¹ {zhōu sù}

1. cycle time
2. cycle speed

周處〔-处〕 zau¹ cyu² {Zhōu Chǔ}

Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general

周村 zau¹ cyun¹ {Zhōu cūn}

Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong

周全 zau¹ cyun⁴ {zhōu quán}

1. thorough
2. to bring one's help
3. to assist

周代 zau¹ doi⁶ {Zhōu dài}

Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)

周到 zau¹ dou³ {zhōu dào}

1. thoughtful
2. considerate
3. attentive
4. thorough
5. also pr. [zhou1 dao5]

周家 zau¹ gaa¹ {zhōu jiā}

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

周狗 zau¹ gau² {zhōu gǒu}

1. obedient dog
2. lackey

週徑〔周径〕 zau¹ ging³ {zhōu jìng}

1. circumference and radius
2. the circular ratio pi

周公 zau¹ gung¹ {Zhōu gōng}

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"

周口 zau¹ hau² {Zhōu kǒu}

prefecture level city in east Henan 河南

週刊〔周-〕 zau¹ hon² {zhōu kān}

1. weekly publication
2. weekly

週一〔周-〕 zau¹ jat¹ {Zhōu yī}

Monday

週日〔周-〕 zau¹ jat⁶ {Zhōu rì}

1. Sunday
2. diurnal

周遊〔-游〕 zau¹ jau⁴ {zhōu yóu}

1. to travel around
2. to tour
3. to cross

週二〔周-〕 zau¹ ji⁶ {Zhōu èr}

Tuesday

周易 zau¹ jik⁶ {Zhōu yì}

another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經

周延 zau¹ jin⁴ {zhōu yán}

1. exhaustive
2. distributed (logic: applies to every instance)

周瑜 zau¹ jyu⁴ {Zhōu Yú}

1. Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff
2. in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang

週期〔周-〕 zau¹ kei⁴ {zhōu qī}

1. period
2. cycle

周禮〔-礼〕 zau¹ lai⁵ {Zhōu lǐ}

the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)

週六〔周-〕 zau¹ luk⁶ {Zhōu liù}

Saturday

周密 zau¹ mat⁶ {zhōu mì}

1. careful
2. thorough
3. meticulous
4. dense
5. impenetrable

週末〔周-〕 zau¹ mut⁶ {zhōu mò}

weekend

週五〔周-〕 zau¹ ng⁵ {Zhōu wǔ}

Friday

週年〔周-〕 zau¹ nin⁴ {zhōu nián}

1. anniversary
2. annual

周寧〔-宁〕 zau¹ ning⁴ {Zhōu níng}

Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德, Fujian

週三〔周-〕 zau¹ saam¹ {Zhōu sān}

Wednesday

周身 zau¹ san¹ {zhōu shēn}

whole body

週薪〔周-〕 zau¹ san¹ {zhōu xīn}

weekly salary

週四〔周-〕 zau¹ sei³ {Zhōu sì}

Thursday

週歲〔周岁〕 zau¹ seoi³ {zhōu suì}

one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)

周書〔-书〕 zau¹ syu¹ {Zhōu shū}

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

周旋 zau¹ syun⁴ {zhōu xuán}

1. to mix with others
2. to socialize
3. to deal with
4. to contend

周璇 zau¹ syun⁴ {Zhōu Xuán}

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

周圍〔-围〕 zau¹ wai⁴ {zhōu wéi}

1. surroundings
2. environment
3. to encompass

周會〔-会〕 zau¹ wui² {zhōu huì}

1. weekly meeting
2. weekly assembly

周濟〔-济〕 zau¹ zai³ {zhōu jì}

1. help to the needy
2. emergency relief
3. charity
4. to give to poorer relative
5. (also 賙濟)

周濟〔-济〕 zau¹ zai³ {Zhōu Jì}

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

周晬 zau¹ zeoi³ {zhōu zuì}

1. one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
2. same as 週歲

周知 zau¹ zi¹ {zhōu zhī}

well known

周至 zau¹ zi³ {Zhōu zhì}

Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi

周折 zau¹ zit³ {zhōu zhé}

1. twists and turns
2. vicissitude
3. complication
4. difficulty
5. effort
6. CL: 番

周章 zau¹ zoeng¹ {zhōu zhāng}

1. effort
2. trouble
3. pains (to get sth done)
4. flustered
5. frightened

周莊〔-庄〕 zau¹ zong¹ {Zhōu zhuāng}

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

周遭 zau¹ zou¹ {zhōu zāo}

1. surrounding
2. nearby

周轉〔-转〕 zau¹ zyun² {zhōu zhuǎn}

1. turnover (in cash or personnel)
2. to have enough resources to cover a need

周不時〔--时〕 zau¹ bat¹ si⁴ {zhōu bù shí}

every once in a while

周海媚 zau¹ hoi² mei⁴ {zhōu hǎi mèi}

Kathy Chau, name of an actress

周期律 zau¹ kei⁴ leot⁶ {zhōu qī lǜ}

Period; cycle

周身癮〔--瘾〕 zau¹ san¹ jan⁵ {zhōu shēn yǐn}

feeling itchy all over the body

周身蟻〔--蚁〕 zau¹ san¹ ngai⁵ {zhōu shēn yǐ}

(slang) in a lot of trouble;

周身屎 zau¹ san¹ si² {zhōu shēn shǐ}

to be in deep shit

周秀娜 zau¹ sau³ naa⁴ {zhōu xiù nuó}

Chrissie Chow, name of a model

周慧敏 zau¹ wai⁶ man⁵ {zhōu huì mǐn}

Vivian chow, name of a singer

周扒皮 zau¹ baat³ pei⁴ {Zhōu bā pí}

Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫

周村區〔--区〕 zau¹ cyun¹ keoi¹ {Zhōu cūn qū}

Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong

周傳瑛〔-传-〕 zau¹ cyun⁴ jing¹ {Zhōu Chuán yīng}

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

周敦頤〔--颐〕 zau¹ deon¹ ji⁴ {Zhōu Dūn yí}

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

周杰倫〔--伦〕 zau¹ git⁶ leon⁴ {Zhōu Jié lún}

Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star

周口店 zau¹ hau² dim³ {Zhōu kǒu diàn}

Zhoukoudian in Fanshan district 房山區, Beijing

周口市 zau¹ hau² si⁵ {Zhōu kǒu shì}

Zhoukou prefecture level city in east Henan 河南

周恩來〔--来〕 zau¹ jan¹ loi⁴ {Zhōu Ēn lái}

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

周一嶽〔--岳〕 zau¹ jat¹ ngok⁶ {Zhōu Yī yuè}

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

周幽王 zau¹ jau¹ wong⁴ {Zhōu Yōu wáng}

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

周有光 zau¹ jau⁵ gwong¹ {Zhōu Yǒu guāng}

Zhou Youguang (1906-), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音

周潤發〔-润发〕 zau¹ jeon⁶ faat³ {Zhōu Rùn fā}

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

周渝民 zau¹ jyu⁴ man⁴ {Zhōu Yú mín}

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

週期表〔周--〕 zau¹ kei⁴ biu² {zhōu qī biǎo}

1. periodic table (chemistry)
2. abbr. of 元素週期表, periodic table of the elements

週期解〔周--〕 zau¹ kei⁴ gaai² {zhōu qī jiě}

periodic solution (math.)

週期系〔周--〕 zau¹ kei⁴ hai⁶ {zhōu qī xì}

1. periodic system
2. periodicity (chemistry)

週期性〔周--〕 zau¹ kei⁴ sing³ {zhōu qī xìng}

1. periodic
2. periodicity (math)
3. cyclicity

週期數〔周-数〕 zau¹ kei⁴ sou³ {zhōu qī shù}

periodic number

周立波 zau¹ laap⁶ bo¹ {Zhōu Lì bō}

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

周文王 zau¹ man⁴ wong⁴ {Zhōu Wén wáng}

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

周武王 zau¹ mou⁵ wong⁴ {Zhōu Wǔ wáng}

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

周穆王 zau¹ muk⁶ wong⁴ {Zhōu Mù wáng}

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

周寧縣〔-宁县〕 zau¹ ning⁴ jyun⁶ {Zhōu níng xiàn}

Zhouning county in Ningde 寧德, Fujian

周瘦鵑〔--鹃〕 zau¹ sau³ gyun¹ {Zhōu Shòu juān}

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

周星馳〔--驰〕 zau¹ sing¹ ci⁴ {Zhōu Xīng chí}

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

周成王 zau¹ sing⁴ wong⁴ {Zhōu Chéng wáng}

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

周小川 zau¹ siu² cyun¹ {Zhōu Xiǎo chuān}

Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician, governor of People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行 from 2002

周樹人〔-树-〕 zau¹ syu⁶ jan⁴ {Zhōu Shù rén}

Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅

周宣王 zau¹ syun¹ wong⁴ {Zhōu Xuān wáng}

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

周華健〔-华-〕 zau¹ waa⁴ gin⁶ {Zhōu Huá jiàn}

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

周永康 zau¹ wing⁵ hong¹ {Zhōu Yǒng kāng}

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

周王朝 zau¹ wong⁴ ciu⁴ {Zhōu wáng cháo}

the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC

周至縣〔--县〕 zau¹ zi³ jyun⁶ {Zhōu zhì xiàn}

Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi

周作人 zau¹ zok³ jan⁴ {Zhōu Zuò rén}

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

周莊鎮〔-庄镇〕 zau¹ zong¹ zan³ {Zhōu zhuāng Zhèn}

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

周總理〔-总-〕 zau¹ zung² lei⁵ {Zhōu zǒng lǐ}

Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩來 (1898-1976)

周轉金〔-转-〕 zau¹ zyun² gam¹ {zhōu zhuǎn jīn}

1. revolving fund
2. working capital
3. petty cash
4. turnover

周打蜆湯〔--蚬汤〕 zau¹ daa² hin² tong¹ {zhōu dǎ xiǎn tāng}

Chowder soup with clam

周打魚湯〔--鱼汤〕 zau¹ daa² jyu⁴ tong¹ {zhōu dǎ yú tāng}

Chowder soup with fish

周年旺相 zau¹ nin⁴ wong⁶ soeng³ {zhōu nián wàng xiàng}

an expression to wish people luck all year round

周身八寶〔---宝〕 zau¹ san¹ baat³ bou² {zhōu shēn bā bǎo}

Have many tools around; people who have many talents; people who have many good solutions for problems

周時無日〔-时无-〕 zau¹ si⁴ mou⁴ jat⁶ {zhōu shí wú rì}

often or usually (negatively)

周口地區〔---区〕 zau¹ hau² dei⁶ keoi¹ {Zhōu kǒu dì qū}

Zhoukou prefecture in Henan

周遊列國〔-游-国〕 zau¹ jau⁴ lit⁶ gwok³ {zhōu yóu liè guó}

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

周遊世界〔-游--〕 zau¹ jau⁴ sai³ gaai³ {zhōu yóu shì jiè}

to travel around the world

週而復始〔周-复-〕 zau¹ ji⁴ fuk⁶ ci² {zhōu ér fù shǐ}

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

周期函數〔---数〕 zau¹ kei⁴ haam⁴ sou³ {zhōu qī hán shù}

periodic function

周梁淑怡 zau¹ loeng⁴ suk⁶ ji⁴ {Zhōu Liáng Shū yí}

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

週末愉快〔周---〕 zau¹ mut⁶ jyu⁴ faai³ {zhōu mò yú kuài}

Have a nice weekend!

周三徑一〔--径-〕 zau¹ saam¹ ging³ jat¹ {zhōu sān jìng yī}

circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius

周身唔聚財〔----财〕 zau¹ san¹ m⁴ zeoi⁶ coi⁴ {zhōu shēn ń jù cái}

feeling uneasy or uncomfortable (slang)

周瑜打黃蓋〔---黄盖〕 zau¹ jyu⁴ daa² wong⁴ goi³ {Zhōu Yú dǎ Huáng Gài}

1. fig. with the connivance of both sides
2. fig. by mutual consent
3. 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

周武王姬發〔----发〕 zau¹ mou⁵ wong⁴ gei¹ faat³ {Zhōu Wǔ wáng Jī Fā}

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

周圍性眩暈〔-围--晕〕 zau¹ wai⁴ sing³ jyun⁶ wan⁴ {zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùn}

peripheral vertigo

周身刀冇張利〔----张-〕 zau¹ san¹ dou¹ mou⁵ zoeng¹ lei⁶ {zhōu shēn dāo mǎo zhāng lì}

a proverb which describes someone who does not even has a single specialized skill; 'jack of all trades, master of none'; literally 'there is not a single knife on his/her body that is sharp'