Dong Chinese dictionary

zōu

name of an ancient state

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 芻 represents the sound.

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

芻 Sound component

chú

mow, cut grass

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zōu

name of an ancient state; surname

Zōu

surname Zou; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) in the southeast of Shandong Province

Most common words with 鄒

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	邹	surname Zou
	邹平	Zouping county in Binzhou 濱州\|滨州[Bīnzhōu], Shandong
	邹韬奋	Zou Taofen (1895-1944), journalist, political theorist and publisher
	邹城	Zoucheng county level city in Jining 濟寧\|济宁[Jǐníng], Shandong
	邹城市	Zoucheng county level city in Jining 濟寧\|济宁[Jǐníng], Shandong

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