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zhóu

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zhóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhóu | zhou2
English translation
sister-in law

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About zhóu

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhóu

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of zhóu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

女由

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yóu

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Example sentences using zhóu

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她们 tā men liǎ shì 妯娌 zhóu li .

They two are sisters - in - law .

Words with zhóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
妯娌 zhóu li wives of brothers妯娌 zhóu li
zhóu wives of brothers zhóu

zhóu Decomposition & Compounds

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