zhou
/d͡ʒoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
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
name
The realm of this dynasty, surrounding the Yellow River
name
The valley of the Luo and Yi Rivers during the Eastern Zhou dynasty
name
The short-lived dynasty declared by Wu Zetian during the Tang
Example Sentences
- "We did, however, send them to a Chinese nursery school that fed them a daily lunch of zhou, a rice porridge with various seasonings: pickled turnips, flakes of dough sticks, green or red beans, sesame paste, or something called hot prickly mustard tubers."
- "The history of the water sport, which began to gain international fame in the 1970s, dates back to 278 BC, when Qu Yuan, a Chinese poet and official, committed suicide on the Miluo River in Hunan Province in protest of the court’s alliances and betrayals during the Zhou dynasty."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 粥, 周
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /d͡ʒoʊ/
- British English: /d͡ʒəʊ/
Usage
Subject
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