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  zau1   jyutping
  zhou1   pinyin
[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) is a variant of for first three definitions.
(b) is the simplified form of when the meaning is "week; period".
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjectiveverbclassifier
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Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

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

This word has been viewed 12472 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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detail  zau1 san1  zhou1 shen1 = whole body
detail  bun2 zau1  ben3 zhou1 = variant of 本週
detail  zau1 gaai1   = everywhere, all over the place
detail  zau1 cyun4  zhou1 quan2 = thorough; comprehensive
detail  zau1 wai4  zhou1 wei2 = surroundings, around
detail  zau1 dou3  zhou1 dao5 = thoughtful; considerate
detail  zau1 mat6  zhou1 mi4 = careful; thorough
detail  zau1 zit3  zhou1 zhe2 = setback; problem
detail  soeng6 zau1   = last week
detail  soeng6 zau1 ng5   = last Friday
See all 78 compounds (CantoDict reports 84 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 周
detail audio 周身
I don't have any energy.
detail 隔籬周不時打通麻雀令到同屋滋擾
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]
detail audio 廣告周街都係!
This advertisement is being posted all over the place!
detail audio 噏得就噏, 周時畀人抽後腳
He talks so much that people often use his own words to contradict him.
detail audio 嗰個黐線佬喺度周街露械
That freak is flashing everyone all over the place.

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