周

zhōu

week; cycle; to make a circuit; to go around; circumference; all; whole; complete; thoughtful; (Zhōu) Zhou Dynasty; surname

Radical: 口 HSK 2 qt, nr, g, n, tg ideographic

Components & Etymology

周 decomposes into the following components:

冂 土 口

Words containing 周

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 周.

一周
yī zhōu
one week
上周
shàng zhōu
last week
下周
xià zhōu
next week
不周
bù zhōu
not satisfactory
东周
dōng zhōu
Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
兆周
zhào zhōu
北周
běi zhōu
the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
千周
qiān zhōu
kilohertz
后周
hòu zhōu
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 开封
周一
zhōu yī
Monday
周三
zhōu sān
Wednesday
周中
zhōu zhōng

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 古 句 另 叨 叩 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼

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