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[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.
Default PoS: (b) 周 is the simplified form of 週 when the meaning is "week; period".  Additional PoS:    Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 15297 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 = whole body 粵
本周
bun2 zau1 = variant of 本週
周街
zau1 gaai1 = everywhere, all over the place 粵
周全
zau1 cyun4 = thorough; comprehensive
周圍
zau1 wai4 = surroundings, around
周到
zau1 dou3 = thoughtful; considerate
周密
zau1 mat6 = careful; thorough
周折
zau1 zit3 = setback; problem
上周
soeng6 zau1 = last week
上周五
soeng6 zau1 ng5 = last Friday 國See all 78 compounds (CantoDict reports 84 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 5 examples containing 周
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] Legend 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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Forum Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 周
Unicode code for this character: U+5468 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 周
Unicode code for this character: U+5468 (off-site link)
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