周 (zau1 | zhou1) : circle; perimeter; week; surname

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周

zau1

zhou1

[1] circle; circuit; circular
[2] perimeter; circumference; periphery
[3] whole; all over; all around
[4] thorough; complete; perfect
[5] help out; relieve
[6] Zhou dynasty; Chinese family name
[7] week; weekly

(a) 週 is a variant of 周 for first three definitions.
(b) 周 is the simplified form of 週 when the meaning is "week; period".

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

周

This word has been viewed 12552 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Mar 2013 16:49

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周身 zau1 san1 zhou1 shen1 = whole body 粵

本周 bun2 zau1 ben3 zhou1 = variant of 本週

第一周 dai6 jat1 zau1 di4 yi1 zhou1 = first week (common formation)

周街 zau1 gaai1 = everywhere, all over the place 粵

周全 zau1 cyun4 zhou1 quan2 = thorough; comprehensive

周圍 zau1 wai4 zhou1 wei2 = surroundings, around

周到 zau1 dou3 zhou1 dao5 = thoughtful; considerate

周密 zau1 mat6 zhou1 mi4 = careful; thorough

周折 zau1 zit3 zhou1 zhe2 = setback; problem

上周 soeng6 zau1 = last week

上周五 soeng6 zau1 ng5 = last Friday 國

上周六 soeng6 zau1 luk6 = last Saturday 國

上周四 soeng6 zau1 sei3 = last Thursday 國

下周 haa6 zau1 = next week

上周一 soeng6 zau1 jat1 = last Monday 國

上周二 soeng6 zau1 ji6 = last Tuesday 國

上周三 soeng6 zau1 saam1 = last Wednesday 國

上周日 soeng6 zau1 jat6 = last Sunday 國

搵周公 wan2 zau1 gung1 = go to bed 粵

四周圍 sei3 zau1 wai4 = on all sides

一周 jat1 zau1 yi1 zhou1 = one week

不周延 bat1 zau1 jin4 bu4 zhou1 yan2 = undistributed 國

圓周 jyun4 zau1 yuan2 zhou1 = circumference

每周 mui5 zau1 mei3 zhou1 = every week

周總理 zau1 zung2 lei5 zhou1 zong3 li3 = Premier Zhou

周速 zau1 cuk1 zhou1 su4 = cycle time; cycle speed

周遊 zau1 jau4 zhou1 you2 = tour

周會 zau1 wui6 = weekly meeting

周家拳 zau1 gaa1 kyun4 = Jow Ga (a form of Kung Fu)

東周 dung1 zau1 dong1 zhou1 = Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)

西周 sai1 zau1 xi1 zhou1 = Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)

周身蟻 zau1 san1 ngai5 = in deep shit 粵

周身屎 zau1 san1 si2 = in serious trouble 粵

考慮不周 haau2 leoi6 bat1 zau1 kao3 lv4 bu4 zhou1 = lack of consideration 國

心動周期 sam1 dung6 zau1 kei4 xin1 dong4 zhou1 qi1 = cardiac cycle

周角 zau1 gok3 zhou1 jiao3 = perigon

周身刀冇把利 zau1 san1 dou1 mou5 baa2 lei6 = jack of all trades 粵

周遭 zau1 zou1 = around

周身唔聚財 zau1 san1 m4 zeoi6 coi4 = ill-at-ease 粵

周身唔𠶧 zau1 san1 m4 dim6 = everything is not okay 粵

周時 zau1 si4 = often 粵

周不時 zau1 bat1 si4 = often 粵

周邊 zau1 bin1 zhou1 bian1 = periphery, peripheral

周易 zau1 jik6 zhou1 yi4 = alternate name for the Book of Changes (I Ching)

周打蜆湯 zau1 daa2 hin2 tong1 = clam chowder 粵 (common formation)

周身刀冇張利 zau1 san1 dou1 mou5 zoeng1 lei6 = jack of all trades 粵

周身骨痛 zau1 san1 gwat1 tung3 zhou1 shen1 gu3 tong4 = aching of the entire body (common formation)

周邊產品 zau1 bin1 caan2 ban2 = peripherals, related products

周打 zau1 daa2 = chowder (as a loanword) 粵

周打魚湯 zau1 daa2 jyu4 tong1 = fish chowder 粵 (common formation)

找周公 zaau2 zau1 gung1 zhao3 zhou1 gong1 = go to bed

衆所周知 zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1 = as everyone knows

周詳 zau1 coeng4 zhou1 xiang2 = meticulous; thorough; comprehensive; complete; detailed; careful

周而復始 zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 zhou1 er2 fu4 shi3 = move in cycles; in repeating cycles

周恩來 zau1 jan1 loi4 zhou1 en1 lai2 = Zhou Enlai

周星馳 zau1 sing1 ci4 zhou1 xing1 chi2 = Stephen Chow

周潤發 zau1 jeon6 faat3 zhou1 run4 fa1 = Chow Yun-Fat

北周 bak1 zau1 bei3 zhou1 = the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581); one of the Northern Dynasties

千周 cin1 zau1 qian1 zhou1 = kilohertz (kHz)

外側裂周區 ngoi6 zak1 lit6 zau1 keoi1 wai4 ce4 lie4 zhou1 qu1 = Perisylvian

林周 lam4 zau1 lin2 zhou1 = Linzhou (place in Tibet)

曲周 kuk1 zau1 qu3 zhou1 = Quzhou (place in Hebei)

周村區 zau1 cyun1 keoi1 zhou1 cun1 qu1 = Zhoucun (area in Shandong)

周口地區 zau1 hau2 dei6 keoi1 zhou1 kou3 di4 qu1 = Zhoukou (district in Henan)

周寧 zau1 ning4 zhou1 ning2 = Zhouning (place in Fujian)

周至 zau1 zi3 zhou1 zhi4 = Zhouzhi (place in Shaanxi)

周口 zau1 hau2 zhou1 kou3 = Zhoukou (in Henan province)

開發周期 hoi1 faat3 zau1 kei4 kai1 fa1 zhou1 qi1 = development cycle; development period (common formation)

南方周末 naam4 fong1 zau1 mut6 nan2 fang1 zhou1 mo4 = Southern Weekend (newspaper)

俾眾周知 bei2 zung3 zau1 zi1 bi3 zhong4 zhou1 zhi1 = for the information of all

周家螳螂拳 zau1 gaa1 tong4 long4 kyun4 zhou1 jia1 tang2 lang2 quan2 = Chow Gar Praying Mantis , a traditional Hakka Kung Fu style

會合周期 wui6 hap6 zau1 kei4 hui4 he2 zhou1 qi1 = synodic period (from astronomy) (common formation)

牙周病 ngaa4 zau1 beng6 ya2 zhou1 bing4 = periodontal disease

周璇 zau1 syun4 zhou1 xuan2 = Zhou Xuan

周比利 zau1 bei2 lei6 zhou1 bi3 li4 = Billy Chow

周嘉玲 zau1 gaa1 ling4 zhou1 jia1 ling2 = Valerie Chow

周杰倫 zau1 git6 leon4 zhou1 jie2 lun2 = Jay Chou

周海媚 zau1 hoi2 mei6 zhou1 hai3 mei4 = Kathy Chau

周渝民 zau1 jyu4 man4 zhou1 yu2 min2 = Vic Chow

周群達 zau1 kwan4 daat6 zhou1 qun2 da2 = Duncan Chow

周迅 zau1 seon3 zhou1 xun4 = Zhou Xun (a.k.a., Jue Zhou)

周華健 zau1 waa4 gin6 zhou1 hua2 jian4 = Wakin Chou (a.k.a, Emil Chaw)

周慧敏 zau1 wai6 man5 zhou1 hui4 min3 = Vivian Chow

周永恆 zau1 wing5 hang4 zhou1 yong3 heng2 = Roy Chow

Showing all 5 examples containing 周

我周身冇力粵
I don't have any energy.

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。粵
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

乜呢張廣告貼到周街都係㗎! 粵
This advertisement is being posted all over the place!

佢噏得就噏, 周時畀人抽後腳粵
He talks so much that people often use his own words to contradict him.

嗰個黐線佬喺度周街露械。粵
That freak is flashing everyone all over the place.

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