Definitions For Zhou
noun
- The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
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The word Zhou is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends
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chou
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4 Letters
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2 Vowels
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- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters h, o, u, and z, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ho. Zhou starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters z, zh, zho, and the ending characters are u, ou, hou, ..
- Definition
- The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
- Origin/Roots
- Mandarin
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- Zhou is set as a kindergarten word that starts with z, ends with u, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
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- Zhou in Pig Latin is said as «ouzhay or ouzhway».
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- zh | ho | ou
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| Zhou | the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism |
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| Zhoubin | Yes | No |
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- Four letters, ending in u
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 粥 (zhōu). Doublet of jook.
Noun[edit]
zhou (uncountable)
- (Chinese contexts) Synonym of congee: a thick rice porridge.
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2008 June 11, Matthew Forney, “Scorpions for Breakfast and Snails for Dinner”, in New York Times[1]:
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We did, however, send them to a Chinese nursery school that fed them a daily lunch of zhou, a rice porridge with various seasonings: pickled turnips, flakes of dough sticks, green or red beans, sesame paste, or something called hot prickly mustard tubers.
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- jook
Anagrams[edit]
- Zhuo
Mandarin[edit]
Romanization[edit]
zhou
- Nonstandard spelling of zhōu.
- Nonstandard spelling of zhóu.
- Nonstandard spelling of zhǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of zhòu.
Usage notes[edit]
- Transcriptions of Mandarin speech into the Roman alphabet often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Shona[edit]
Noun[edit]
zhou class 9 (plural zhou class 10)
- Karanga form of nzou
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhōu
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English translations
state,
prefecture, eparchy, canton
Chinese character and stroke order animation«How do I write 州 ( zhōu ) correctly?»
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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The traditional Chinese characters of zhōu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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river | sheriff
州 ( zhou / zhōu ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 585)
Chinese example words containing the character 州 ( zhou / zhōu )
本州 ( Bĕnzhōu = Honshu ), 广州 ( Guăngzhōu = Guangzhou ), 贵州 ( Guìzhōu = Guizhou ), 杭州 ( Hángzhōu = Hangzhou ), 州长 ( zhōuzhăng = governor )
More words that mean state in Chinese
guó ( 国 ), guójiā ( 国家 )
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhou may refer to:
Chinese history[edit]
- King Zhou of Shang (商紂王) (1105 BC–1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty
- Predynastic Zhou (先周), 11th-century BC precursor to the Zhou dynasty
- Zhou dynasty (周朝) (1046 BC–256 BC), a dynasty of China
- Western Zhou (西周) (1046 BC–771 BC)
- Eastern Zhou (東周) (770 BC–256 BC)
- Western Zhou (state) (西周) (440 BC–256 BC)
- Eastern Zhou (state) (東周) (367 BC–249 BC)
- Northern Zhou (北周) (557–581), one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period
- Wu Zhou (武周) (690–705), an imperial dynasty established by Wu Zetian
- Later Zhou (後周) (951–960), the last of the Five dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- Zhou (Zhang Shicheng’s kingdom) (大周) (1354–1367), a state founded by Zhang Shicheng during the Red Turban Rebellion
- Zhou (Qing period state) (周) (1678–1681), a state founded by Wu Sangui during the Qing dynasty
Other uses[edit]
- Zhou (surname) (周), Chinese surname
- Zhou (country subdivision) (州), a political/administrative division of China
- Congee (粥; zhōu), a type of porridge
- Zhou (Dota) is a Dota/Dota2 player who won The International 2012 as team captain.
See also[edit]
- Chou (disambiguation)
Zhou is a Chinese surname originated from the Zhou dynasty. The 15th most popular Chinese surname. Mostly spoken as “zhu, zoo, ju.” Pronounced “joe.”
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EN Zhou 
- Noun
- A Chinese rice porridge.
- We did, however, send them to a Chinese nursery school that fed them a daily lunch of zhou, a rice porridge with various seasonings: pickled turnips, flakes of dough sticks, green or red beans, sesame paste, or something called hot prickly mustard tubers.
- A Chinese rice porridge.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- However, Wang and Zhou [37 ] reported similar results in iron oxyhydroxysulfate mineral jarosite bio-synthesis systems.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Nouns
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Look-Alike Words
- en Zhou
- en thou
- en Zhu
- en zhu
- en zho
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Meaning of zhou for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word «zhou» is a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum.
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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A Chinese dynasty (traditionally dated 1122–221 BC) characterized by great intellectual achievements, including the rise of Confucianism and Taoism and the writing of the oldest known Chinese literature.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Shang to the beginning of the Qin
- proper noun A former kingdom or empire in China, occupying the lands around the Yellow River
- proper noun The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned, including the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Mandarin Zhōu, from Middle Chinese tʂiw.]
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For the time being Zhou is content to abide by these regulations and continue manufacturing in China.
A Wolf in Chic Clothing
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Doctors at Elmhurst Hospital in Elmhurst, Queens were seeking to determine if Xiao Q. Cai, 53, was fit to appear in court on a murder charge after she apparently attempted to commit suicide late Tuesday, moments after she is accused of throwing Jerry Zhou from the terrace of a Flushing apartment she shared with the boy’s parents, officials said.
Boy-Throw Case Delay
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After a morning spent poking bitter melons and learning the Chinese for «wilted,» pupil Yuling Wu takes a break to sip tea in Zhou‘s tiny courtyard.
West meets East at the wok, table
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Three branches from Yunnan leading to Yongzhou through Guizhou (northern, southern, and middle), were all detailed in Zhou Qufei’s Lingwai Daida of the thirteenth century. 124 The northern route started from Dali through Shanshan (Kunming), ran through Luodian State (Anshun, Guizhou), and reached the Hengshanzhai Market.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE)
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Perhaps my favorite image of Zhou is from footage of Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972.
Vitro Nasu » 2008 » January
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Perhaps my favorite image of Zhou is from footage of Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972.
Nixon in China + Zhou En Lai
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According to Min Zhou, professor of sociology and Asian-American studies at UCLA, it isn’t «hard to teach a community to do more.»
The Battle Over English Proficiency | Impact Lab
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In a book, Mao’s doctor Li Zhisui called Zhou «obsequious [to Mao], sometimes embarrassingly so.»
Secrets Of The Past
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Years later Deng was to call Zhou “my elder brother,” and Zhou, as a good older brother, would shield Deng from the worst excesses of the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
The Commanding Heights
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Years later Deng was to call Zhou “my elder brother,” and Zhou, as a good older brother, would shield Deng from the worst excesses of the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
THE COMMANDING HEIGHTS
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PRONUNCIATION OF ZHOU
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZHOU
Zhou is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZHOU
Synonyms and antonyms of Zhou in the English dictionary of synonyms
Translation of «Zhou» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF ZHOU
Find out the translation of Zhou to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Zhou from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Zhou» in English.
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周
1,325 millions of speakers
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Zhou
570 millions of speakers
English
Zhou
510 millions of speakers
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झोउ
380 millions of speakers
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تشو
280 millions of speakers
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Чжоу
278 millions of speakers
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Zhou
270 millions of speakers
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ঝু
260 millions of speakers
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Zhou
220 millions of speakers
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Zhou
190 millions of speakers
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Zhou
180 millions of speakers
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周
130 millions of speakers
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저우
85 millions of speakers
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Zhou
85 millions of speakers
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Châu
80 millions of speakers
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சவ்
75 millions of speakers
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झोऊ
75 millions of speakers
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Zhou
70 millions of speakers
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Zhou
65 millions of speakers
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Zhou
50 millions of speakers
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Чжоу
40 millions of speakers
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Zhou
30 millions of speakers
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Zhou
15 millions of speakers
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Zhou
14 millions of speakers
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Zhou
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Zhou
5 millions of speakers
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The term «Zhou» is very widely used and occupies the 13.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZHOU»
Discover the use of Zhou in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Zhou and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Zhou Enlai: A Political Life
A biography of Zhou Enlai, one of the most important and yet debatable political figures in the Chinese Communist Party.
Barbara Barnouin, Changgen Yu, 2006
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Zhou Zuoren and an Alternative Chinese Response to Modernity
This book explores the issues of nation and modernity in China by focusing on the work of Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), one of the most controversial of modern Chinese intellectuals and brother of the writer Lu Xun.
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Ensemble Methods: Foundations and Algorithms
After presenting background and terminology, the book covers the main algorithms and theories, including Boosting, Bagging, Random Forest, averaging and voting schemes, the Stacking method, mixture of experts, and diversity measures.
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Multilingualism in China: The Politics of Writing Reforms …
Minglang Zhou’s highly erudite and well-researched volume on the policies concerning writing reforms for China s minorities since 1949 provides an original and well-reasoned summary of a complex process.
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A Practical Guide to Quantitative Finance Interviews
This book will prepare you for quantitative finance interviews by helping you zero in on the key concepts that are frequently tested in such interviews.
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Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary : a Biography
When Gao Wenqian first published this groundbreaking, provocative biography in Hong Kong, it was immediately banned in the People’s Republic.
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Zhou Enlai: A Biography
This profile of one the most influential leaders of modern China traces Zhou’s bourgeois background, his revolutionary commitment, and his role in China’s key events, including the Cultural Revolution
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Stochastic Controls: Hamiltonian Systems and Hjb Equations
This monograph unifies the two key approaches in solving optimal control problems. The book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in applied probability, control engineering, and econometrics.
Jiongmin Yong, Xun Yu Zhou, 1999
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Chinatown: The Socioeconomic Potential of an Urban Enclave
Relying on her family’s networks in New York’s Chinatown and her fluency in both Cantonese and Mandarin, the author, who was born in the People’s Republic of China, makes extensive use of personal interviews to present a rich picture of the …
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Zhou Enlai: The Early Years
This book asserts that the rich and diverse personal, educational, and political experiences of Zhou’s formative years established clear patterns for his future and political orientations.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZHOU»
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Alleged Confessions From Detained Chinese Lawyers Prompt Fears …
The state-run People’s Daily newspaper said Zhou Shifeng, director of the Beijing-based Fengrui Law Firm, which was the government’s primary target, admitted … «TIME, Jul 15»
Chinese Authorities Detain and Denounce Rights Lawyers
“Their objective was to win fame and profit and to create social chaos,” said the news report laying out charges against the rights lawyer Zhou Shifeng and his … «New York Times, Jul 15»
China’s Corruption Drive Shifts Focus After Zhou Conviction
SHANGHAI—With the conviction of former security chief Zhou Yongkang , China’s top antigraft officials appear to have a new aim: dialing down public … «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
Zhou Yongkang sentenced to life in prison
TIANJIN, June 11 (Xinhua) — Zhou Yongkang was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday for accepting bribes, abusing his power and deliberately disclosing … «Xinhua, Jun 15»
Zhou Says China Has Room for Monetary Easing; May Not Use It
China’s central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said the world’s second-largest economy has scope compared with other nations to ease its monetary policies … «Bloomberg, Apr 15»
Former CNPC Head Linked to Zhou Goes on Trial for Graft
Jiang’s prosecution is part of a broad effort to root out alleged corruption by Zhou, a one-time member of the Politburo Standing Committee, and a network of … «Bloomberg, Apr 15»
China ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang charged
China’s former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been charged with bribery, abuse of power and the intentional disclosure of state secrets, state media report. «BBC News, Apr 15»
China’s Zhou Says PBOC Has Room to Act on Growth Slowdown
People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, seen here, said at Boao Sunday, that the economy had slowed “a bit too sharply,” while adding that patience … «Bloomberg, Mar 15»
China’s Central Bank Chief Says End to Deposit-Rate Cap Is Close
Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), attends the opening of the third session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the … «Bloomberg, Mar 15»
China to hold ‘open trial’ for felled domestic security tsar
Asked whether the trial of Zhou Yongkang and other felled senior officials would be … Zhou Qiang, who is not related to Zhou Yongkang, made the remarks in an … «Reuters, Mar 15»
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