Pinyin "zhou4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhou4" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "ou4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zh"

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou4"

In the outhouse's bathroom.

Characters pronounced zhou4

(literary) seal script used throughout the pre-Han period / to recite / to read (aloud)
crepe / wrinkle
strong wine
(old) beautiful / clever
(dialect) stubborn
beak of bird / peck at
to grieve / sorrowful
brickwork of well
old variant of 籀[zhou4]
(dialect) to wrap with straw / classifier for a bundle (of bowls, dishes etc) tied with straw