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zhòu

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zhòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhòu | zhou4
English translation
helmet; descendant

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About zhòu

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

zhòu

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

A man  wearing a helmet  yóu

Etymology of zhòu

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

由⺼

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Example sentences using zhòu

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试图 shìtú 穿 chuān shǎng de 甲胄 jiǎ zhòu .

He tried to buckle his armours on.

shì 甲胄 jiǎ zhòu yòu shì 武器 wǔqì .

It is an armour and a weapon.

shǒu zhí 利剑 lì jiàn de rén 已经 yǐjīng 推翻 tuīfān le 王室 wáng shì 贵胄 guì zhòu .

Men of the sword had overthrown nobles and kings.

Words with zhòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhòu helmet zhòu
甲胄 jiǎ zhòu armor甲胄 jiǎ zhòu
贵胄 guì zhòu descendants of feudal aristocrats貴胄
华胄 Huá zhòu (literary) Han people華胄

zhòu Decomposition & Compounds

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