Pinyin "zhou4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhou4" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "ou4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zh"

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou4"

In the outhouse's bathroom.

Characters pronounced zhou4

see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4] / Taiwan pr. [zhou2]
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eternity / (geology) eon
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sudden / unexpected / abrupt / suddenly / Taiwan pr. [zou4]
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incantation / magic spell / curse / malediction / to revile / to put a curse on sb
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interpretations of the trigrams
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crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
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(bound form) Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)
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surname Zhou
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