周
zhōu
week
weekly; variant of 周[zhou1]
enclosure (冂) + earth (土) + mouth (口) = a complete cycle
周 originally depicted land divided and enclosed on all sides — a complete, bounded territory. The sense of 'all around' and 'full circuit' gave rise to the modern meaning of a week: one full turn of days.
这周你有空吗？
zhè zhōu nǐ yǒu kòng ma？
Do you have free time this week?
他每周都会去图书馆看书。
tā měi zhōu dōu huì qù túshūguǎn kàn shū。
He goes to the library to read every week.
Words with 周
周年
zhōu nián
anniversary
周恩来
zhōu ēn lái
Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
牙周病
yá zhōu bìng
periodontitis (gum disorder)
周永康
zhōu yǒng kāng
Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician
周小川
zhōu xiǎo chuān
Zhou Xiaochuan (1948–), Chinese economist, governor of the People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Yin2 hang2] 2002–2018
周边
zhōu biān
periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings
周华健
zhōu huá jiàn
Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor
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
周村
zhōu cūn
Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
周知
zhōu zhī
well known
周三
zhōu sān
Wednesday
周五
zhōu wǔ
Friday