zhou

IPA: ʒˈu

(Chinese contexts) Synonym of congee: a thick rice porridge.
A people of ancient China.
Various regions of ancient China occupied by this people, including the Fen and Wei valleys
A dynasty of rulers over this people, who conquered the Shang kingdom and nominally ruled China until their conquest by Qin in the 3rd century BC
The realm of this dynasty, surrounding the Yellow River
The era of Chinese history during which this dynasty ruled
The valley of the Luo and Yi Rivers during the Eastern Zhou dynasty
The short-lived dynasty declared by Wu Zetian during the Tang
A surname. of Chinese origin.

Examples of "zhou" in Sentences

“He xie yu zhou” pronounced huh shyeh yü joe means harmonize universes.
In traditional Tao practice, one special practice is named xiao zhou tian, the “microcosmic orbit.”
I was greatly surprised and very happy that my small circle, my xiao zhou tian, spontaneously opened!
Jook, or porridge, is "zhou" or "xifan" in Mandarin using the pinyin transliteration system of the Mainland.
The "ten-thousand household," "one thousand household," and "one hundred household" administrative entities were replaced with lu (circuit), fu (prefect), zhou (department), and xian (county).
Transportation was handled by designated transportation commissioners, and mines were under local officials of prefecture (fu), subprefecture (zhou), county (xian), and subcounty (ting) where mines were located.
At Hilton Worldwide Inc. hotels, China's high-end world travelers can have access to customized Chinese services that include front desk workers fluent in Mandarin, Chinese-language television channels, and their own breakfast menu of friend dough sticks and rice porridge known as zhou pronounced like "joe".