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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 西周

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
西周 xī zhōu - Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)

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
- - 68,450 29,561 39,558

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
西 - the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
- Spanish
西 - west
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]

Other Words Containing 西周

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
西周 - - 68,450 29,561 39,558