| 1 | 周围 | 周圍 | zhōu wéi | zhou1 wei2 | surroundings; environment; to encompass | | |
| 2 | 周期 | 週期 | zhōu qī | zhou1 qi1 | period; cycle | | |
| 3 | 周 | 周 | zhōu | zhou1 | week; weekly; variant of 周 ; to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially; surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) | | |
| 4 | 周恩来 | 周恩來 | zhōu ēn lái | Zhou1 En1 lai2 | Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976 | | |
| 5 | 周年 | 週年 | zhōu nián | zhou1 nian2 | anniversary; annual | | |
| 6 | 周期性 | 週期性 | zhōu qī xìng | zhou1 qi1 xing4 | periodic; periodicity (math); cyclicity | | |
| 7 | 周到 | 周到 | zhōu dào | zhou1 dao4 | thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhou1 dao5] | | |
| 8 | 周密 | 周密 | zhōu mì | zhou1 mi4 | careful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable | | |
| 9 | 周期表 | 週期表 | zhōu qī biǎo | zhou1 qi1 biao3 | periodic table (chemistry); abbr. of 元素周期表 , periodic table of the elements | | |
| 10 | 周身 | 周身 | zhōu shēn | zhou1 shen1 | whole body | | |
| 11 | 周长 | 週長 | zhōu cháng | zhou1 chang2 | perimeter; circumference; variant of 周长 | | |
| 12 | 周刊 | 週刊 | zhōu kān | zhou1 kan1 | weekly publication; weekly | | |
| 13 | 周岁 | 週歲 | zhōu suì | zhou1 sui4 | one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) | | |
| 14 | 周休二日 | 週休二日 | zhōu xiū èr rì | zhou1 xiu1 er4 ri4 | (Tw) two-day weekend (usually Saturday and Sunday) | | |
| 15 | 周传瑛 | 周傳瑛 | zhōu chuán yīng | Zhou1 Chuan2 ying1 | Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 昆曲 opera actor | | |
| 16 | 周公 | 周公 | zhōu gōng | Zhou1 gong1 | Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 , and is also known as the "God of Dreams" | | |
| 17 | 周狗 | 周狗 | zhōu gǒu | zhou1 gou3 | obedient dog; lackey | | |
| 18 | 周华健 | 周華健 | zhōu huá jiàn | Zhou1 Hua2 jian4 | Wakin Chau (1960-), HK-born Taiwanese singer and actor | | |
| 19 | 周代 | 周代 | zhōu dài | Zhou1 dai4 | Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC) | | |
| 20 | 周处 | 周處 | zhōu chǔ | Zhou1 Chu3 | Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general | | |
| 21 | 周成王 | 周成王 | zhōu chéng wáng | Zhou1 Cheng2 wang2 | King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周 | | |
| 22 | 周朝 | 周朝 | zhōu cháo | Zhou1 chao2 | Zhou Dynasty; Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 东周 (770-221 BC) | | |
| 23 | 周边 | 周邊 | zhōu biān | zhou1 bian1 | periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs | | |
| 24 | 周髀算经 | 周髀算經 | zhōu bì suàn jīng | Zhou1 bi4 suan4 Jing1 | Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, one of the oldest Chinese texts on astronomy and mathematics | | |
| 25 | 周作人 | 周作人 | zhōu zuò rén | Zhou1 Zuo4 ren2 | Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 鲁迅 , academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution | | |