zhōu

week

weekly; variant of 周[zhou1]

enclosure (冂) + earth (土) + mouth (口) = a complete cycle

周 originally depicted land divided and enclosed on all sides — a complete, bounded territory. The sense of 'all around' and 'full circuit' gave rise to the modern meaning of a week: one full turn of days.

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EnclosureSemantic
MouthSemantic
EarthSemantic

Words with 周

周知

zhōu zhī

well known

周一

zhōu yī

Monday

周三

zhōu sān

Wednesday

周二

zhōu èr

Tuesday

周五

zhōu wǔ

Friday

周休二日

zhōu xiū èr rì

(Tw) two-day weekend (usually Saturday and Sunday)

周六

zhōu liù

Saturday

周刊

zhōu kān

weekly publication

周四

zhōu sì

Thursday

周报

zhōu bào

weekly publication

周天

zhōu tiān

Sunday

周年

zhōu nián

anniversary

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