Dictionary

Zhou en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /d͡ʒəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /d͡ʒoʊ/ (General-American)
• jō

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 周 (Zhōu). Doublet of Chau.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only) A people of ancient China.

Forms

Zhou en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /d͡ʒəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /d͡ʒoʊ/ (General-American)
• jō

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 周 (Zhōu). Doublet of Chau.

Meanings

1. Various regions of ancient China occupied by this people, including the Fen and Wei valleys
2. 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
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3. The realm of this dynasty, surrounding the Yellow River
4. The era of Chinese history during which this dynasty ruled
5. The valley of the Luo and Yi Rivers during the Eastern Zhou dynasty
6. The short-lived dynasty declared by Wu Zetian during the Tang
7. A surname. of Chinese origin.

Forms

Hyponyms

Western Zhou · Eastern Zhou · Eastern Zhou

Synonyms

imperial realm

Translations (6)

mnc ᠵᡝᠣ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (Chinese dynasty and era) · cmn 周朝 (Chinese dynasty and era) · mnc ᠵᡝᠣ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (Chinese kingdom) · cmn 周朝 (Chinese kingdom) · cmn 周王国 (Chinese kingdom) · ja 周 (Chinese dynasty and era)