1. zhou - Noun
2. Zhou - Proper noun
zhou (uncountable)
(Chinese contexts) Synonym of congee: a thick rice porridge.
Zhou pl (plural only)
A people of ancient China.
Various regions of ancient China occupied by this people, including the Fen and Wei valleys
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
The realm of this dynasty, surrounding the Yellow River
The era of Chinese history during which this dynasty ruled
The valley of the Luo and Yi Rivers during the Eastern Zhou dynasty
The short-lived dynasty declared by Wu Zetian during the Tang
A surname. of Chinese origin.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAmbassador Zhou Wenzhong, welcome! Your great country [of China] makes our Happy Meals possible! Stephen Colbert
He's the truest friend I've ever had. What's more, he's an exquisite man, full of kindness and sophistication, the most aristocratic aristocrat one can meet. To those who can't understand how I, a non-communist, could be friends with Zhou Enlai, I say: "But he's a prince more princely than I am!" Norodom Sihanouk
The Yin based its propriety on that of the Xia, and what it added and subtracted is knowable. The Zhou has based its propriety on that of the Shang and what it added and subtracted is knowable. In this way, what continues from the Chou, even if 100 generations hence, is knowable. Confucius
After reaching Hong Kong, Zhou was disguised as a businessman named "Li", and entrusted to the care of local Communists. Source: Internet
After the crash, Zhou used the incident to warn the British about the KMT intelligence operatives active in Hong Kong and pressured Great Britain to disable the Nationalist intelligence network operating there (with himself playing a support role). Source: Internet
According to the New Book of Tang the Sui dynasty Emperors were patrilineally descended from the Zhou dynasty Kings via Ji Boqiao 姬伯僑, who was the son of Duke Wu of Jin. Source: Internet