周 meaning and pronunciation

周
Simplified/traditional character

周 English definition

zhōu
  • week
  • weekly
  • to make a circuit
  • to circle
  • circle
  • circumference
  • lap
  • cycle
  • complete
  • all
  • all over
  • thorough
  • to help financially

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 侜 : to conceal; to cover;
  • 啁 : twittering of birds;
  • 喌 : syllable;
  • 婤 : (feminine name);
  • 州 : prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland);
  • 洲 : continent; island in a river;
  • 盩 : name of a district in Shaanxi;
  • 粥 : congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3];
  • 舟 : boat;
  • 诌 : to make up (a story); Taiwan pr. [zou1];
  • 诪 : (literary) to curse; to deceive; to lie;
  • 赒 : to give to the needy; to bestow alms; charity;
  • 辀 : (literary) shaft (of a cart); cart;
  • 騆 : divine horse;

Sentences examples with 周

  • 我准备周末把房间打扫一下。
    Wǒ zhǔnbèi zhōumò bǎ fángjiān dǎsǎo yīxià.
  • 这件事，在周末前必须完成。
    Zhè jiàn shì, zài zhōumò qián bìxū wánchéng.
  • 这个周末你有什么安排？
    Zhège zhōumò nǐ yǒu shé me ānpái?
  • 我想周末去参观长城。
    Wǒ xiǎng zhōumò qù cānguān chángchéng.
  • 他们竟然只用了一周就完成了任务。
    Tāmen jìngrán zhǐ yòngle yīzhōu jiù wánchéngle rènwù.

Words containing 周, by HSK level

重 末