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zhòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhòu | zhou4
English translation
to curse; to damn; incantation

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About zhòu

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhòu

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Etymology of zhòu

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Positional decomposition

⿱⿰口口几

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Example sentences using zhòu

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duì 老范来说, zhè 就是 jiù shì 紧箍咒 jǐn gū zhòu , měi huí 听说 tīng shuō 保管 bǎoguǎn 头痛 tóu tòng .

This was surely a magic formula for Old Fan as his head ached each time he heard it.

jiāng 他们 tā men Shī de 诅咒 zǔ zhòu xiàng 倾倒 qīng dǎo 蜂蜜 fēng mì 一样 yīyàng zǒu !

The spell that they worked, may it pour away like honey.

咒骂 zhòu mà 那个 nà ge Tāng jiàn zài 身上 shēn shang de nán 侍者 shì zhě .

He cursed the waiter who had spilled soup on him.

他们 tā men 倒换 dǎo huàn zhāo 双脚 shuāng jiǎo , zhǎ zhāo 眼睛 yǎnjing ,嘀咕 dí gu zhāo , 有时 yǒu shí 咒骂 zhòu mà , 有时 yǒu shí 议论 yìlùn .

They shifted and blinked and muttered, now a curse, now a comment.

夏尔马先生 Xiānsheng 点上 xiāng 念起梵文 Fàn wén 咒语 zhòu yǔ

Mr Sharma lit incense and chanted Sanskrit mantras.

Words with zhòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
诅咒 zǔ zhòu to curse詛咒
zhòu curse zhòu
咒语 zhòu yǔ spell咒語
咒骂 zhòu mà to damn咒罵
符咒 fú zhòu charm符咒 fú zhòu
紧箍咒 jǐn gū zhòu a spell or incantation for controlling sb緊箍咒
赌咒 dǔ zhòu to swear to God賭咒
赌咒发誓 dǔ zhòu fā shì to vow賭咒發誓
念咒 niàn zhòu to chant a magic spell念咒 niàn zhòu
咒诅 zhòu zǔ to curse咒詛

zhòu Decomposition & Compounds

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