Chinese words pronounced zhou (any tone) 38 words, in the 4 tones zhou is read in. zhōu (1st tone) 16 words 州(zhōu) prefecture 周(zhōu) circle 洲(zhōu) continent 粥(zhōu) congee 舟(zhōu) boat 诌(zhōu) make up 喌(zhōu) syllable 啁(zhōu) twittering of birds 盩(zhōu) name of a district in Shaanxi 赒(zhōu) bestow alms 侜(zhōu) conceal 婤(zhōu) (feminine name) 州(zhōu) prefecture 週(zhōu) week 洲(zhōu) continent 粥(zhōu) congee 舟(zhōu) boat 謅(zhōu) make up 喌(zhōu) syllable 啁(zhōu) twittering of birds 盩(zhōu) name of a district in Shaanxi 賙(zhōu) bestow alms 侜(zhōu) conceal 婤(zhōu) (feminine name) All 16 words pronounced zhōu zhóu (2nd tone) 3 words 轴(zhóu) axis 妯(zhóu) used in 妯娌 zhóuli 碡(zhóu) stone roller 軸(zhóu) axis 妯(zhóu) used in 妯娌 zhóuli 碡(zhóu) stone roller zhǒu (3rd tone) 2 words 肘(zhǒu) elbow 帚(zhǒu) broom 肘(zhǒu) elbow 帚(zhǒu) broom zhòu (4th tone) 18 words 轴(zhòu) used in 压轴 yāzhòu 皱(zhòu) wrinkle 绉(zhòu) crepe 咒(zhòu) incantation 骤(zhòu) sudden 纣(zhòu) crupper 昼(zhòu) daytime 胄(zhòu) helmet 繇(zhòu) interpretations of the trigrams 宙(zhòu) eternity 籀(zhòu) recite 酎(zhòu) strong wine 軸(zhòu) used in 压轴 yāzhòu 皺(zhòu) wrinkle 縐(zhòu) crepe 咒(zhòu) incantation 驟(zhòu) sudden 紂(zhòu) crupper 晝(zhòu) daytime 胄(zhòu) helmet 繇(zhòu) interpretations of the trigrams 宙(zhòu) eternity 籀(zhòu) recite 酎(zhòu) strong wine All 18 words pronounced zhòu Often confused with zhou zou in any tone 16 words