宙

zhòu

zh+òu·4th tone

eternity

Radical: 宀 Strokes: 8

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

家安定客官实密室寒容守宝

Same radical

家安定客官实密室寒容守宝宿宫宁

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Stroke Order · 8 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

宙=宀+由

Etymology

roof - the sky

Meanings

eternity

(geology) eon

zhòu

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Words with 宙 33 total

universe; cosmos; space宇宙yǔ zhòu Zeus宙斯Zhòu sī world view; conception of the universe宇宙观yǔ zhòu guān Archaean (geological eon before 2500m years ago)太古宙Tài gǔ zhòu pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)元古宙Yuán gǔ zhòu (computing) metaverse元宇宙yuán yǔ zhòu cosmology宇宙学yǔ zhòu xué cosmic ray宇宙线yǔ zhòu xiàn Kosmos, series of earth-orbit satellites operated by the Soviet Union and subsequently Russia宇宙号Yǔ zhòu hào Cryptozoic · geological eon before the appearance of abundant fossils · hidden life, as opposed to Phanerozoic隐生宙yǐn shēng zhòu Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian, c. 540m year ago显生宙Xiǎn shēng zhòu spaceship; spacecraft宇宙飞船yǔ zhòu fēi chuán cosmic ray宇宙射线yǔ zhòu shè xiàn multiverse (cosmology)多元宇宙duō yuán yǔ zhòu escape velocity宇宙速度yǔ zhòu sù dù parallel universe平行宇宙píng xíng yǔ zhòu Aegis Combat System (weapons system developed for the US Navy)宙斯盾战斗系统Zhòu sī dùn Zhàn dòu Xì tǒng

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