Chinese words starting with “zhou”
15 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable zhou. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 3 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial zh · final ou · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 11
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 周末zhōu mòHSK 2
weekend
- 周围zhōu wéiHSK 3
environs; surroundings; periphery
- 周年zhōu niánHSK 2
anniversary; annual
All 15 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 周 | zhōu | qt,nr,g,n,tg | to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially | |
| 2 | 州 | zhōu | n | prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland) | |
| 3 | 周边 | zhōu biān | n,nr | periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs | |
| 4 | 粥 | zhōu | n | congee; gruel; porridge | |
| 5 | 皱 | zhòu | v,n | to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease | |
| 6 | 周期 | zhōu qī | n | period; cycle | |
| 7 | 皱纹 | zhòu wén | n | wrinkle | |
| 8 | 周到 | zhōu dào | a | thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] | |
| 9 | 舟 | zhōu | n | boat | |
| 10 | 周密 | zhōu mì | a,ad | careful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable | |
| 11 | 昼夜 | zhòu yè | n,d | day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop | |
| 12 | 周旋 | zhōu xuán | v,vn | to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend | |
| 13 | 周转 | zhōu zhuǎn | vn,v | to rotate; to circulate (cash, stock etc); turnover; circulation; cash flow | |
| 14 | 周折 | zhōu zhé | n | twists and turns; vicissitude; complication; difficulty; effort | |
| 15 | 骤然 | zhòu rán | d | suddenly; abruptly |
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