Zhou
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Zhou refers to
- Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) or Zhou state
- Zhou Dynasty (690 AD - 705 AD)
- Zhou (political division) — Zhou is the name of a political/administrative division of China. It is also the Chinese translation of the subnational entity state
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Surnames
Zhōu is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 周, which now ranks the 9th most common surname in Mainland China. In Taiwan is is usually spelled Chou, while elsewhere it may also be spelled Chau, Jhou, Joe or Chow. Zhou can also stand for another, rare Chinese family name, 洲.
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Prominent people with family name 周
(alphabetized by surname, then by given name)
- Emil Chau, singer
- Simon Chau Sui-Cheong, Hong Kong social and environmental activist
- Jay Chou, singer
- Niki Chow, actress
- Norm Chow, American football coach
- Stephen Chow, actor & director
- Vivian Chow, singer
- Wen Tsing Chow, missile guidance scientist
- Chow Yun-Fat, actor
- Ju Sigyeong, Korean linguistist
- Zhou Enlai, People's Republic of China politician
- Zhou Shuren, real name of writer Lu Xun
- Zhou Xiaochuan, economist
- Zhou Xuan, actress
- Zhou Yafu, a Han dynasty general
- Zhou Yu, a great general of the Kingdom of Wu
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