Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “zhou”
31 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
zhōu
周
zhōu
州Zhou dynasty
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L2zhōu
粥state, province, prefecture
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6zhōu
舟porridge, gruel, congee
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6zhōu
诌boat, ship
6 strokes · HSK 2.0 L6zhōu
洲to quip, to play with words, to talk nonsense
7 strokeszhōu
週continent
9 strokeszhōu
赒week
11 strokeszhōu
賙to give to charity
12 strokeszhōu
謅to give to charity
15 strokeszhōu
to quip, to play with words, to talk nonsense
17 strokes2
Second tone
zhóu
3
Third tone
zhǒu
4
Fourth tone
zhòu
皱
zhòu
纣wrinkles, creases, folds
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9zhòu
咒saddle strap, harness
6 strokeszhòu
宙to curse
8 strokeszhòu
绉space, time, space-time
8 strokeszhòu
冑crepe, imitation silk
8 strokeszhòu
昼helmet
9 strokeszhòu
紂daytime, daylight
9 strokeszhòu
胄saddle strap, harness
9 strokeszhòu
荮helmet
9 strokeszhòu
酎grass
9 strokeszhòu
晝double-fermented wine, vintage wine
10 strokeszhòu
皺daytime, daylight
11 strokeszhòu
骤wrinkles, creases, folds
15 strokeszhòu
籀procedure
17 strokeszhòu
驟to read, to recite
19 strokeszhòu
procedure
24 strokesSound in context
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