periodontitis (gum disorder)
1.one week2.all the way around3.a whole cycle
megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
1.the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)2.one of the Northern Dynasties
kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)
Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han
1.exhaustive2.distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
1.Zhou Dynasty2.Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 东周 (770-221 BC)
1.Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff2.in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì], absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮[zhū gě liàng]
Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 开封[kāi fēng]
custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
1.several weeks2.also written 数周
Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
same as Zhuangzi 庄子[zhuāng zǐ] (369-286 BC), Daoist author
York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004
Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 鲁迅[lǔ xùn], academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution
Zhou Chuanying (1912–1988), Kunqu 昆曲[kūn qǔ] opera actor
Zhoukou, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[hé nán shěng]
Zhoukoudian prehistoric site in Fangshan district 房山区[fáng shān qū], Beijing
King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)
Zhouning, a county in Ningde City 宁德市[níng dé shì], Fujian
Zhou Xiaochuan (1948–), Chinese economist, governor of the People's Bank of China 中国人民银行[zhōng guó rén mín yín háng] 2002–2018
King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[xī zhōu]
Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周[xī zhōu], son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[zhōu wǔ wáng]
Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[zhōu wǔ wáng] the first Zhou dynasty king
Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 无厘头[wú lí tóu] movies
Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 汉语拼音[hàn yǔ pīn yīn]
Zhoucun, a district of Zibo City 淄博市[zī bó shì], Shandong
Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 鲁迅[lǔ xùn]
King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC
Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician
Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4
Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution
King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology
1.Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist2.Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898-1976)
Zhouzhi, a county in Xi'an City 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi
Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction
Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor