| Traditional | Simplified | Pinyin | English |
| 五代 | Wǔ dài | /Five Dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)/the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947), namely: Later Liang 後梁|后梁[Hou4 Liang2], Later Tang 後唐|后唐[Hou4 Tang2], Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4], Later Han 後漢|后汉[Hou4 Han4], Later Zhou 後周|后周[Hou4 Zhou1]/ | |
| 令狐德棻 | Líng hú Dé fēn | /Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周書|周书/ | |
| 先王 | xiān wáng | /former kings/former emperors/in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yáo 堯|尧, Shùn 舜, Yǔ 禹, Tāng 湯|汤 and the kings of Zhou/ | |
| 助紂為虐 | 助纣为虐 | zhù Zhòu wéi nüè | /lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom)/fig. to take the side of the evil-doer/giving succor to the enemy/ |
| 北周 | Běi Zhōu | /the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)/one of the Northern Dynasties/ | |
| 十三經 | 十三经 | Shí sān jīng | /the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]/ |
| 史籀篇 | Shǐ zhòu piān | /Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆[da4 zhuan4], attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王[Zhou1 Xuan1 wang2] but probably dating from c. 500 BC/ | |
| 周 | Zhōu | /surname Zhou/Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)/ | |
| 周代 | Zhōu dài | /Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)/ | |
| 周作人 | Zhōu Zuò rén | /Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅|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/ | |
| 周傳瑛 | 周传瑛 | Zhōu Chuán yīng | /Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 昆曲 opera actor/ |
| 周勃 | Zhōu Bó | /Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han/ | |
| 周宣王 | Zhōu Xuān wáng | /King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)/ | |
| 周家 | zhōu jiā | /the Zhou family (household, firm etc)/Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art/ | |
| 周小川 | Zhōu Xiǎo chuān | /Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician, governor of People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Yin2 hang2] from 2002/ | |
| 周恩來 | 周恩来 | Zhōu E1n lái | /Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976/ |
| 周扒皮 | Zhōu bā pí | /Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫[ban4 ye4 ji1 jiao4]/ | |
| 周敦頤 | 周敦颐 | Zhōu Dūn yí | /Zhou Dun'yi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar/ |
| 周文王 | Zhōu Wén Wáng | /King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 the first Zhou dynasty king/ | |
| 周書 | 周书 | Zhōu shū | /History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻[Ling2 hu2 De2 fen1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls/ |
| 周朝 | Zhōu cháo | /Zhou Dynasty/Western Zhou 西周 (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 (770-221 BC)/ | |
| 周樹人 | 周树人 | Zhōu Shù rén | /Zhou Shuren, the real name of author Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅/ |
| 周武王 | Zhōu Wǔ Wáng | /King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發|姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC/ | |
| 周武王姬發 | 周武王姬发 | Zhōu Wǔ wáng Jī Fā | /King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC/ |
| 周永康 | Zhōu Yǒng kāng | /Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician/ | |
| 周渝民 | Zhōu Yú mín | /Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4/ | |
| 周濟 | 周济 | Zhōu Jì | /Zhou Ji (1781-1839), Qing writer and poet/ |
| 周王朝 | Zhōu wáng cháo | /the Zhou dynasty from 1027 BC/ | |
| 周瑜 | Zhōu Yú | /Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff/in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang/ | |
| 周瑜打黃蓋 | 周瑜打黄盖 | Zhōu Yú dǎ Huáng Gài | /fig. with the connivance of both sides/fig. by mutual consent/cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战[Chi4 bi4 zhi1 zhan4]/ |
| 周璇 | Zhōu Xuán | /Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress/ | |
| 周瘦鵑 | 周瘦鹃 | Zhōu Shòu juān | /Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the cultural revolution/ |
| 周禮 | 周礼 | Zhōu lǐ | /the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)/ |
| 周穆王 | Zhōu Mù Wáng | /King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology/ | |
| 周立波 | Zhōu Lì bō | /Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist/ | |
| 周總理 | 周总理 | Zhōu zǒng lǐ | /Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 (1898-1976)/ |
| 周處 | 周处 | Zhōu Chǔ | /Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general/ |
| 和平共處五項原則 | 和平共处五项原则 | hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé | /Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence/1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India/ |
| 咫 | zhǐ | /8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty/ | |
| 商紂王 | 商纣王 | Shāng Zhòu wáng | /King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant/ |
| 四個現代化 | 四个现代化 | sì gè xiàn dài huà | /Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology/abbr. to 四化/ |
| 夏商周 | Xià Shāng zhōu | /Xia, Shang and Zhou, the earliest named Chinese dynasties/ | |
| 太極圖說 | 太极图说 | Tài jí tú shuō | /philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dun'yi 周敦頤|周敦颐, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes/ |
| 妲己 | Dá jǐ | /Daji (c. 11th century BC), mythical fox spirit and concubine of the last Shang Dynasty Emperor Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1]/ | |
| 姬 | Jī | /surname Ji/family name of the Zhou Dynasty 周代[Zhou1 dai4] (1046-256 BC)/ | |
| 封神榜 | Fēng shén Bǎng | /Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 Wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc/ | |
| 封神演義 | 封神演义 | Fēng shén Yǎn yì | /Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 Wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc/ |
| 巴 | Bā | /Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)/abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing/surname Ba/abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian/abbr. for Pakistan/ | |
| 後周 | 后周 | Hòu Zhōu | /Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 开封/ |
| 春秋戰國時代 | 春秋战国时代 | Chūn qiū Zhàn guó Shí dài | /the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221) periods/Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)/ |
| 曹 | Cáo | /surname Cao/Zhou Dynasty vassal state/ | |
| 杞 | Qǐ | /surname Qi/Zhou Dynasty vassal state/ | |
| 杞國 | 杞国 | Qǐ guó | /the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣|杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence/ |
| 東周 | 东周 | Dōng Zhōu | /Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)/ |
| 東西周 | 东西周 | Dōng Xī Zhōu | /Eastern Zhou (1046-771 BC) and Western Zhou (770-221 BC)/ |
| 武王伐紂 | 武王伐纣 | Wǔ wáng fá Zhòu | /King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]/ |
| 湯武革命 | 汤武革命 | Tāng Wǔ Gé mìng | /the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (c. 1600 BC) of the Xia Dynasty by the first king, Tang 商湯|商汤[Shang1 Tang1], of the Shang Dynasty, and the overthrow (c. 1046 BC) of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty founder, King Wu 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 Wang2]/ |
| 滕 | Téng | /vassal state of Zhou in Shandong/Teng county in Shandong/surname Teng/ | |
| 燕 | Yān | /Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning/north Hebei/the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)/surname Yan/ | |
| 燕國 | 燕国 | Yān guó | /Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning/north Hebei/the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)/ |
| 犬戎 | Quǎn róng | /Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China/ | |
| 籀 | Zhòu | /surname Zhou/ | |
| 紂辛 | 纣辛 | Zhòu Xīn | /Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last emperor of the of Shang Dynasty/ |
| 美玲 | Měi líng | /Meiling (female name)/Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director/ | |
| 荊 | 荆 | jīng | /chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)/alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 Guo2]/ |
| 莒 | Jǔ | /Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province/ | |
| 薑子牙 | 姜子牙 | Jiāng Zǐ yá | /Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 Wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 Tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1]/ |
| 薛 | Xuē | /surname Xue/vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)/ | |
| 虢 | Guó | /Guo, a kinship group whose members held dukedoms within the Zhou Dynasty realm, including Western Guo 西虢國|西虢国 and Eastern Guo 東虢國|东虢国/surname Guo/ | |
| 衛 | 卫 | Wèi | /surname Wei/vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces/ |
| 衛國 | 卫国 | Wèi guó | /state of Wei (c. 1040-209 BC), vassal of Zhou/ |
| 西周 | Xī Zhōu | /Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)/ | |
| 西戎 | Xī róng | /the Xirong, an ancient ethnic group of Western China from the Zhou Dynasty onwards/Xionites (Central Asian nomads)/ | |
| 諸侯 | 诸侯 | zhū hóu | /feudal vassal/feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC/subordinate warlord/local official/ |
| 辟雍 | Bì yōng | /central of the five Zhou dynasty royal academies/ | |
| 郕 | Chéng | /surname Cheng/Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE) vassal state/ | |
| 鄒 | 邹 | Zōu | /surname Zou/vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong Province/ |
| 鄦 | Xǔ | /surname Xu/vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-221 BC)/ | |
| 鄧穎超 | 邓颖超 | Dèng Yǐng chāo | /Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来/ |
| 鄫 | Zéng | /surname Zeng/Zhou vassal state/ | |
| 酆 | Fēng | /Zhou Dynasty capital/surname Feng/ | |
| 鎬京 | 镐京 | Hào jīng | /Haojing (in modern Shaanxi, northwest of Chang'an county), capital of Western Zhou from c. 1050 BC/ |
| 隗 | Kuí | /surname Kui/Zhou Dynasty vassal state/ | |
| 雅樂 | 雅乐 | yǎ yuè | /formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou/Korean a'ak/Japanese gagaku/ |
| 饕餮 | tāo tiè | /ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king/zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes/gluttonous/sumptuous (banquet)/ | |
| 魏 | Wèi | /surname Wei/name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States/Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han/the Wei dynasty 221-265/Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods/ | |
| 魯 | 鲁 | Lǔ | /surname Lu/Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]/vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC) in modern day Shandong Province/ |
| 齊國 | 齐国 | Qí guó | /Qi state of Western Zhou and the Warring states (1122-265 BC), centered in Shandong/ |
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