# 週

| 週 | U+9031, &#36913; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9031 |
| ← 逰 [U+9030] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 進 → [U+9032] |

## Translingual
### Han character

週 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 卜月土口 (YBGR), four-corner 3730$_2$, composition ⿺辶周)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1259, character 24
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38937
* Dae Jaweon: page 1749, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3852, character 5
* Unihan data for U+9031

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 週
* Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
* Transcribed ancient scripts
Considered a 後起字／后起字 (hòuqǐzì). Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 辶 (“walking”) + phonetic 周 (OC *tjɯw).

### Etymology

Same word as 周 (OC *tjɯw).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhōu (zhou$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄡ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zau$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chû
* Eastern Min (BUC): ciŭ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ziu$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tseu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhōu
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhou
*** Wade–Giles: chou$^1$
*** Yale: jōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jou
*** Palladius: чжоу (čžou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zau$^1$
*** Yale: jāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zeo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chû
*** Hakka Romanization System: zu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡su²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ciŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sieu⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiu
*** Tâi-lô: tsiu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siu³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siu⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siu⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ziu$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiu
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siu³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tseu
*** MiniDict: tseu$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$tseu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sɤ⁵³/

### Definitions

週
* week
* circumference
* turn; cycle
* anniversary

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 星期, 週 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 禮拜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 禮拜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 星期 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 星期 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 星期 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 期, 星期 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 星期 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 禮拜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 禮拜 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 禮拜 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 星期 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 禮拜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 禮拜 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 星期 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 禮拜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 禮拜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Wu | Danyang | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 星期 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 禮拜 |

### Compounds

* 一週遭 / 一周遭
* 可週 / 可周
* 圖書館週 / 图书馆周
* 壇坫週旋 / 坛坫周旋
* 大週摺 / 大周折
* 宣傳週 / 宣传周
* 恆星週期 / 恒星周期
* 扶幼週 / 扶幼周
* 抓週 / 抓周 (zhuāzhōu)
* 時代週刊 / 时代周刊
* 本週 / 本周 (běnzhōu)
* 波浪週期 / 波浪周期
* 生命週期 / 生命周期 (shēngmìng zhōuqī)
* 細胞週期 / 细胞周期 (xìbāo zhōuqī)
* 觀光週 / 观光周
* 週刊 / 周刊 (zhōukān)
* 週報 / 周报 (zhōubào)
* 週年 / 周年 (zhōunián)
* 週年慶 / 周年庆 (zhōuniánqìng)
* 週日 / 周日 (zhōurì)
* 週會 / 周会
* 週期 / 周期 (zhōuqī)
* 週期律 / 周期律
* 週期性 / 周期性 (zhōuqīxìng)
* 週期表 / 周期表 (zhōuqībiǎo)
* 週末 / 周末 (zhōumò)
* 週末效應 / 周末效应
* 週歲 / 周岁 (zhōusuì)
* 週考 / 周考
* 週薪 / 周薪
* 週記 / 周记 (zhōujì)
* 週近 / 周近
* 週迴 / 周回
* 遠打週折 / 远打周折
* 雙週刊 / 双周刊

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 週(しゅう) (shū)
* → Korean: 주(週) (ju)
Others:
* → Zhuang: cou

### References

* “週”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 週 |
| Kyūjitai | 週󠄁 週+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 週󠄃 週+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)
* week

#### Readings

* Go-on: しゅ (shu)、す (su)
* Kan-on: しゅう (shū, Jōyō)
* Kun: めぐる (meguru, 週る)

#### Compounds

* 週(しゅう)央(おう) (shūō)
* 週(しゅう)刊(かん) (shūkan)
* 週(しゅう)間(かん) (shūkan)
* 週(しゅう)休(きゅう) (shūkyū)
* 週(しゅう)給(きゅう) (shūkyū)
* 週(しゅう)次(じ) (shūji)
* 週(しゅう)日(じつ) (shūjitsu, “weekday”)
* 週(しゅう)初(しょ) (shūsho)
* 週(しゅう)内(ない) (shūnai)
* 週(しゅう)番(ばん) (shūban)
* 週(しゅう)評(ひょう) (shūhyō)
* 週(しゅう)報(ほう) (shūhō)
* 週(しゅう)末(まつ) (shūmatsu, “weekend”)
* 週(しゅう)齢(れい) (shūrei)
* 聖(せい)週(しゅう) (Seishū)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 週
* しゅう Grade: 2
* on'yomi
/t͡ɕɨu/ → /ɕjɨu/ → /ɕuː/
From Middle Chinese 周 (MC tsyuw).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しゅう [shúꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ɕɨː]

### Noun

週(しゅう) • (shū)
* a week (unit of time)
    Synonym: 一週間 (isshūkan)

#### Derived terms

* 週(しゅう)明(あ)け (shūake)
* 週(しゅう)足(あし) (shūashi)
* 週(しゅう)五(いつ)日(か)制(せい) (shū-itsuka-sei)
* 受(じゅ)難(なん)週(しゅう) (junan-shū)

### Counter

週(しゅう) • (-shū)
* weeks

#### Coordinate terms

* 秒(びょう) (-byō, “seconds”)
* 分(ふん) (-fun, “minutes”)
* 時(じ) (-ji, “hours”)
* 日(にち) (-nichi, “days”)
* 月(げつ) (-getsu, “months”)
* 年(ねん) (-nen, “years”)

#### Derived terms

* 一(いっ)週(しゅう) (isshū)
* 隔(かく)週(しゅう) (kakushū)
* 今(こん)週(しゅう) (konshū)
* 昨(さく)週(しゅう) (sakushū)
* 次(じ)週(しゅう) (jishū)
* 先(せん)週(しゅう) (senshū)
* 前(ぜん)週(しゅう) (zenshū, “last week”)
* 別(べつ)週(しゅう) (betsushū, “another week”)
* 毎(まい)週(しゅう) (maishū)
* 翌(よく)週(しゅう) (yokushū)
* 来(らい)週(しゅう) (raishū)

### Proper noun

週(しゅう) • (Shū)
* a male or female given name

### References

* ↑ “週”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

週 (eumhun 돌 주 (dol ju))
* hanja form of 주 (“week (unit of time)”)

#### Compounds

* 주말 (週末, jumal, “weekend”)
* 주일 (週日, ju'il, “week”)
* 지난주 (지난週, jinanju, “last week”)
* 전주 (前週, jeonju, “last week”)
* 내주 (來週, naeju, “next week”)
* 주년 (週年, junyeon, “anniversary”)
* 주번 (週番, jubeon)
* 금주 (今週, geumju, “this week”)
* 매주 (每週, maeju, “every week”)
* 격주 (隔週, gyeokju, “biweekly”)
* 주보 (週報, jubo)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

週: Hán Nôm readings: chu, châu
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