1. 周
  2. 五

周

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  • 490th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 147 words
  • Component in 19 characters

Decomposition

1Once
周→
田口
2Radical
周→
田field口mouth
3Graphical
周→
冂一丨一口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōu (Zhou1)surname Zhou • Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
2. zhōu (zhou1)to make a circuit • to circle • circle • circumference • lap • cycle • complete • all • all over • thorough • to help financially
3. zhōu (zhou1)week • weekly • variant of 周[zhou1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 周 zhōu (zhou1)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 周 zhōu (zhou1)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

周 also appears in:
调雕绸稠碉凋惆倜調啁鲷鵰週赒蜩裯輖鯛翢

Example Words

Common

周围 (周圍)
周边 (周邊)
周末 (週末)

Uncommon

周杰伦 (周傑倫)
周易 
周星驰 (周星馳)
周岁 (周歲)
周渝民 
周瑜 
周身 
周遭 
四周 
周一 (週一)
周三 (週三)
周二 (週二)
周五 (週五)
周六 (週六)
周刊 (週刊)
周到 (週到)
周四 (週四)
周年 (週年)
周日 (週日)
周期 (週期)
周而复始 (週而復始)

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五

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  • 279th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 215 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
五→
一No glyph available
2Radical
五→
一one力power/force一one
3Graphical
五→
一㇆丿一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wǔ (wu3)five • 5

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

五 also appears in:
伍吾

Example Words

Common

五彩 
十五 
星期五 
第五 
周五 (週五)

Uncommon

二百五 
五一 
五十 
五味 
五四 
五子棋 
五官 
五度 
五彩缤纷 (五彩繽紛)
五指山 
五星 
五星级 (五星級)
五月 
五湖四海 
五粮液 (五糧液)
五脏 (五臟)
五脏六腑 (五臟六腑)
五花八门 (五花八門)
五花肉 
五音不全 
五颜六色 (五顏六色)
五体投地 (五體投地)
礼拜五 (禮拜五)
隔三差五 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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