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Definition(s) for: 周公

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
周公 zhōu gōng - Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 48,030 24,508 12,460

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhōu- surname Zhou
- Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
zhōu- to make a circuit
- to circle
- circle
- circumference
- lap
- cycle
- complete
- all
- all over
- thorough
- to help financially
zhōu- week
- weekly
- variant of 周[zhou1]
gōng- public
- collectively owned
- common
- international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
- make public
- fair
- just
- Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- honorable (gentlemen)
- father-in-law
- male (animal)

Other Words Containing 周公

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
周公 - - 48,030 24,508 12,460