| 周 | zhōu | week; weeklyto make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially; surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) |
| 周围 | zhōu wéi | nvironment; to encompass; surroundings; environment |
| 周期 | zhōu qī | period; cycle |
| 周年 | zhōu nián | anniversary; annual |
| 周长 | zhōu cháng | ircumference; perimeter; circumference |
| 周转 | zhōu zhuǎn | turnover (in cash or personnel); to have enough resources to cover a need; also written 周转 |
| 周期性 | zhōu qī xìng | periodic; periodicity (math); cyclicity |
| 周密 | zhōu mì | careful; thorough |
| 周刊 | zhōu kān | weekly publication; weekly |
| 周到 | zhōu dao | thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough |
| 周家 | zhōu jiā | the Zhou family (household, firm etc); Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art |
| 周旋 | zhōu xuán | to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend |
| 周书 | Zhōu shū | History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 50 scrolls |
| 周边 | zhōu biān | periphery; rim; also written 周边 |
| 周而复始 | zhōu ér fù shǐ | lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles; the wheel comes full circle |
| 周岁 | zhōu suì | one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 周身 | zhōu shēn | whole body |
| 周知 | zhōu zhī | well known |
| 周期函数 | zhōu qī hán shù | periodic function |
| 周勃 | Zhōu Bó | Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han |
| 周易 | zhōu yì | another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易经 |
| 周瑜 | Zhōu Yú | Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff; in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang |
| 周折 | zhōu zhé | complication; twists and turns; problem; setback |
| 周游 | zhōu yóu | o travel around; o travel around; to travel around; to tour; to cross |
| 周至 | Zhōu zhì | Zhouzhi county in Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi |
| 周报 | zhōu bào | weekly paper; magazine |
| 周武王 | Zhōu Wǔ wáng | King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC |
| 周一岳 | Zhōu Yī yuè | York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004 |
| 周三径一 | zhōu sān jìng yī | circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius |
| 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 |
