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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 1 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
第一周
dai6 jat1 zau1 = first week (common formation)
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
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 = one week
不周延
bat1 zau1 jin4 = undistributed 國
圓周
jyun4 zau1 = circumference
每周
mui5 zau1 = every week
周總理
zau1 zung2 lei5 = Premier Zhou
周速
zau1 cuk1 = cycle time; cycle speed
周遊
zau1 jau4 = tour
周會
zau1 wui6 = weekly meeting
周家拳
zau1 gaa1 kyun4 = Jow Ga (a form of Kung Fu)
東周
dung1 zau1 = Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
西周
sai1 zau1 = 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 = lack of consideration 國
心動周期
sam1 dung6 zau1 kei4 = cardiac cycle
周角
zau1 gok3 = 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 = periphery, peripheral
周易
zau1 jik6 = 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 = 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 = go to bed
衆所周知
zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 = as everyone knows
周詳
zau1 coeng4 = meticulous; thorough; comprehensive; complete; detailed; careful
周而復始
zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 = move in cycles; in repeating cycles
周恩來
zau1 jan1 loi4 = Zhou Enlai
周星馳
zau1 sing1 ci4 = Stephen Chow
周潤發
zau1 jeon6 faat3 = Chow Yun-Fat
北周
bak1 zau1 = the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581); one of the Northern Dynasties
千周
cin1 zau1 = kilohertz (kHz)
外側裂周區
ngoi6 zak1 lit6 zau1 keoi1 = Perisylvian
林周
lam4 zau1 = Linzhou (place in Tibet)
曲周
kuk1 zau1 = Quzhou (place in Hebei)
周村區
zau1 cyun1 keoi1 = Zhoucun (area in Shandong)
周口地區
zau1 hau2 dei6 keoi1 = Zhoukou (district in Henan)
周寧
zau1 ning4 = Zhouning (place in Fujian)
周至
zau1 zi3 = Zhouzhi (place in Shaanxi)
周口
zau1 hau2 = Zhoukou (in Henan province)
開發周期
hoi1 faat3 zau1 kei4 = development cycle; development period (common formation)
南方周末
naam4 fong1 zau1 mut6 = Southern Weekend (newspaper)
俾眾周知
bei2 zung3 zau1 zi1 = for the information of all
周家螳螂拳
zau1 gaa1 tong4 long4 kyun4 = Chow Gar Praying Mantis , a traditional Hakka Kung Fu style
會合周期
wui6 hap6 zau1 kei4 = synodic period (from astronomy) (common formation)
牙周病
ngaa4 zau1 beng6 = periodontal disease
周璇
zau1 syun4 = Zhou Xuan
周比利
zau1 bei2 lei6 = Billy Chow
周嘉玲
zau1 gaa1 ling4 = Valerie Chow
周杰倫
zau1 git6 leon4 = Jay Chou
周海媚
zau1 hoi2 mei6 = Kathy Chau
周渝民
zau1 jyu4 man4 = Vic Chow
周群達
zau1 kwan4 daat6 = Duncan Chow
周迅
zau1 seon3 = Zhou Xun (a.k.a., Jue Zhou)
周華健
zau1 waa4 gin6 = Wakin Chou (a.k.a, Emil Chaw)
周慧敏
zau1 wai6 man5 = Vivian Chow
周永恆
zau1 wing5 hang4 = Roy Chow |
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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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Unicode code for this character: U+5468 (off-site link)
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