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Variants
Phonetic
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Apparent
用 口 ⿵⺆𠮷
Mandarin
zhou1
English
Definitions
complete; encircle; surname; cycle; week; all; attentive; circuit; every; lap; thoughtful; bestow alms; Zhou; Zhou dynasty; circumference
Etymology
Notes
Although shuowen considers this a combination of use 用 and mouth 口 it was apparently a pictograph representing the circuit of lands 田 under the Zhou dynasty