| 周代 | Zhōu dài | Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC) |
| 周作人 | Zhōu Zuò rén | Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 鲁迅, academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution |
| 周杰伦 | Zhōu Jié lún | Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star |
| 周传瑛 | Zhōu Chuán yīng | Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 昆曲 opera actor |
| 周全 | zhōu quán | thorough; to bring one's help; to assist |
| 周口 | Zhōu kǒu | prefecture level city in east Henan 河南 |
| 周口地区 | Zhōu kǒu dì qū | Zhoukou prefecture in Henan |
| 周口市 | Zhōu kǒu shì | Zhoukou prefecture level city in east Henan 河南 |
| 周口店 | Zhōu kǒu diàn | Zhoukoudian in Fanshan district 房山区, Beijing |
| 周围性眩晕 | zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùn | peripheral vertigo |
| 周围环境 | zhōu wéi huán jìng | one's surroundings; environment |
| 周宣王 | Zhōu Xuān wáng | King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC) |
| 周宁 | Zhōu níng | Zhouning county in Ningde 宁德, Fujian |
| 周宁县 | Zhōu níng xiàn | Zhouning county in Ningde 宁德, Fujian |
| 周小川 | Zhōu Xiǎo chuān | Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician, governor of People's Bank of China 中国人民银行 from 2002 |
| 周延 | zhōu yán | exhaustive; distributed (logic: applies to every instance) |
| 周恩来 | Zhōu Ēn lái | Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976 |
| 周敦颐 | Zhōu Dūn yí | Zhou Dun'yi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar |
| 周文王 | Zhōu Wén Wáng | King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 the first Zhou dynasty king |
| 周星驰 | Zhōu Xīng chí | Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong film director |
| 周晬 | zhōu zuì | one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday); same as 周岁 |
| 周会 | zhōu huì | weekly meeting; weekly assembly |
| 周朝 | Zhōu cháo | Zhou Dynasty; Eastern Zhou 东周 (1046-771 BC) and Western Zhou 西周 (770-221 BC) |
| 周村 | Zhōu cūn | Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong |
| 周村区 | Zhōu cūn qū | Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong |
| 周梁淑怡 | Zhōu Liáng Shū yí | Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee)(1945-), Hong Kong politician |
| 周树人 | Zhōu Shù rén | Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 鲁迅 |
| 周武王姬发 | Zhōu Wǔ wáng Jī Fā | King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC |
| 周永康 | Zhōu Yǒng kāng | Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician |
| 周渝民 | Zhōu Yú mín | Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4 |
| 周润发 | Zhōu Rùn fā | Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star |
| 周济 | zhōu jì | help to the needy; emergency relief; charity; to give to poorer relative; (also 赒济); Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet |
| 周狗 | zhōu gǒu | obedient dog; lackey |
| 周王朝 | Zhōu wáng cháo | the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC |
| 周瑜打黄盖 | Zhōu Yú dǎ Huáng Gài | fig. with the connivance of both sides; fig. by mutual consent; cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之战 |
| 周瘦鹃 | Zhōu Shòu juān | Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the cultural revolution |
| 周礼 | Zhōu lǐ | the rites of Zhou (in Confucianism) |
| 周穆王 | Zhōu Mù Wáng | King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology |
| 周立波 | Zhōu Lì bō | Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist |
| 周章 | zhōu zhāng | effort; trouble; pains (to get sth done); flustered; frightened |
| 周总理 | Zhōu zǒng lǐ | Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898-1976) |
| 周至县 | Zhōu zhì xiàn | Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi |
| 周庄 | Zhōu zhuāng | Zhouzhuang, east suburb of Jiangyin 江阴市, Wuxi, Jiangsu, famous beauty spot near Taihu lake 太湖 |
| 周庄镇 | Zhōu zhuāng zhèn | Zhouzhuang, east suburb of Jiangyin 江阴市, Wuxi, Jiangsu, famous beauty spot near Taihu lake 太湖 |
| 周详 | zhōu xiáng | meticulous; thorough; comprehensive; complete; detailed |
| 周转金 | zhōu zhuǎn jīn | petty cash; turnover (accountancy) |
| 周速 | zhōu sù | cycle time; cycle speed |
| 周游世界 | zhōu yóu shì jiè | to travel around the world |
| 周游列国 | zhōu yóu liè guó | to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations; refers to the travels of Confucius |
| 周遭 | zhōu zāo | surrounding, nearby |
