Chinese Word: 籀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

籀

Pinyin: zhòu

English Definition: (writing); to develop; seal script used throughout the pre-Han period; surname Zhou

Chinese Definition:
①(籀文)古代的一种字体。中国春秋战国时流行于秦国，今存石鼓文是其代表。亦称“大篆”。
②阅读：籀读(读书)。籀绎(阅读并理出文章的脉络)。

Total strokes: 19; Radical: 竹

Ideographic:A hand 扌 writing 留 with a bamboo ⺮ brush

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
  - 留 [ liú ] to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;

Similar Characters: 籒

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史籀篇	shǐ zhòu piān	Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆 but probably dating from c. 500 BC
籀文	zhòu wén	seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
籀书	zhòu shū	seal script used throughout the pre-Han period

1		nán guò 难过 yī xiào 一笑 néng 能 bāng 帮 wǒ men 我们 huó luò 活络 tuō 脱 jiǒng 囧。 qiáo 瞧 zhòu 籀 de 的 shǐ 史 shuǎi 甩 zài cì 再次 chǎn yáng 阐扬 xūn rǎn 熏染 chōng dòng 冲动。 So the embarrassed smile helps us get out of jail free(ish). Once again, the power of a smile.
2		shì 是 chú yè 除夜 tiān 天 de 的 lèi 泪 miàn 面， shǐ 使 tā 她 de 的 qiáo 瞧 zhòu 籀 guàn 贯 chuàn tōng 串通 jiē zhe 接着 qīng 青 qiū 秋 méi yǒu 没有 kāi 开。 It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom.
3		yǒng yuǎn 永远 duàn 缎 nǐ 旎 yào 要 tíng zhǐ 停止 qiáo 瞧 zhòu 籀， jí biàn 即便 zhèng zài 正在 nín 您 nán áo 难熬 de 的 shí jiān 时间， jiǎng 讲 bó 脖 yǒu rén 有人 huì 会 yīn wèi 因为 nín 您 de 的 qiáo 瞧 zhòu 籀 ér 而 ài shàng 爱上 nín 您。 Never stop smiling, not even when you're sad, some man fall in love with your smile.