周 (zau1 | zhou1) : circle; perimeter

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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

(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 character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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周身 zau1 san1 zhou1 shen1 = whole body 粵

周街 zau1 gaai1 = everywhere, all over the place 粵

周圍 zau1 wai4 zhou1 wei2 = surroundings, around

周到 zau1 dou3 = 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
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Showing all 5 examples containing 周

我周身冇力粵
I don't have any energy.

亞蓮隔離周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾粵
Ah Lin's neighbour often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.

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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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 周
Unicode code for this character: U+5468 (off-site link)

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