邹 (zōu): surname Zou, vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong
邹 (zōu) is a Chinese character meaning “vassal state during the zhou dynasty (1046–256 bc) in the southeast of shandong.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 刍 (phonetic) and 阝 (semantic). It ranks #5120 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 邹 place. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- surname Zou
- vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邹平市 | zōu píng shì | Zouping, a county-level city in Binzhou City 濱州市|滨州市, Shandong |
| 邹城市 | zōu chéng shì | Zoucheng, a county-level city in Jining City 濟寧市|济宁市, Shandong |
| 邹平 | zōu píng | see 鄒平市|邹平市 |
| 邹容 | zōu róng | Zou Rong (1885-1905), a martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, died in jail in 1905 |
| 邹城 | zōu chéng | see 鄒城市|邹城市 |
| 邹族proper-noun | zōu zú | Tsou or Cou, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan |
| 邹县 | zōu xiàn | Zou county in Shandong |
| 邹韬奋 | zōu tāo fèn | Zou Taofen (1895-1944), journalist, political theorist and publisher |
| 邹衍 | zōu yǎn | Zou Yan (305-240 BC), founder of the School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) |
邹 appears in 9 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
在队长的鼓舞下,队友邹敬园、兰星宇、田昊分获双杠、吊环、单杠金牌。
zài duì cháng de gǔ wǔ xià , duì yǒu zōu jìng yuán , lán xīng yǔ , tián 昊 fēn huò shuāng gàng , diào huán , dān gàng jīn pái .
Inspired by their captain, teammates Zou Jingyuan, Lan Xingyu, and Tian Hao won gold medals on the parallel bars, rings, and horizontal bar, respectively.
公开组中,攀骑士轮胎车队邹运获得冠军,同时他也夺得汽车组6.11全场冠军。
gōng kāi zǔ zhōng , pān qí shì lún tāi chē duì zōu yùn huò dé guàn jūn , tóng shí tā yě duó dé qì chē zǔ 6 . 1 1 quán chǎng guàn jūn .
In the Open Class, Zou Yun of the Pan Knight Tires Team took first place; he also claimed the overall victory in the 6.11 Car Class.
此役北控男篮派出了贾尔斯、邹雨宸、金鑫、里勒和罗汉琛组成的双外援首发阵容。
cǐ yì běi kòng nán lán pài chū le gǔ ěr sī , zōu yǔ 宸 , jīn xīn , lǐ lè hé luó hàn chēn zǔ chéng de shuāng wài yuán shǒu fā zhèn róng .
In this game, the Beijing Control men’s basketball team fielded a starting lineup featuring two foreign players: Giles, Zou Yuchen, Jin Xin, Liller, and Luo Hanchen.
换上古代服装,上海游客富曰、邹琼、胡南三人变身剧中角色,准备演绎一场古代“认亲”戏。
huàn shàng gǔ dài fú zhuāng , shàng hǎi yóu kè fù yuē , zōu qióng , hú nán sān rén biàn shēn jù zhōng jiǎo sè , zhǔn bèi yǎn yì yī chǎng gǔ dài rèn qīn xì .
Dressed in ancient costumes, three Shanghai tourists—Fu Yue, Zou Qiong, and Hu Nan—transformed into characters from the play and prepared to perform an ancient “family reunion” scene.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 阝 (place) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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