zhōu

give for charity

Components

Meaning component
bèi sea shell

money

Sound component
zhōu cycle

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

give for charity Traditional

Components

Meaning component
bèi sea shell

money

Sound component
zhōu cycle

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtjɯw

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica