邹

鄒

zōu

刍 + 阝

Definitions

Zōu (noun) ancient state in Shandong Province

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 刍 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鄒.

Semantic: 阝 Phonetic: 刍

About

邹 is now almost exclusively a surname, but originally designated a specific location. A phono-semantic compound, the right-side component 阝 (a variant of 邑) signifies a city or settlement, while the left-side component 刍 provides the sound. Its traditional form, 鄒, uses the traditional phonetic 芻. Historically, the character referred to the ancient State of Zou, a small Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day Shandong province and the birthplace of the philosopher Mencius. After the state was annexed, its people adopted the character as their family name, which cemented its modern use as a proper noun.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

邹先生是我的邻居。

Zōu xiānsheng shì wǒ de línjū.

Mr. Zou is my neighbor.

邹姓在中国是一个古老的姓氏。

Zōu xìng zài Zhōngguó shì yí gè gǔlǎo de xìngshì.

The surname Zou is an ancient surname in China.

我的历史老师正在研究邹容的思想。

Wǒ de lìshǐ lǎoshī zhèngzài yánjiū Zōu Róng de sīxiǎng.

My history teacher is studying the thoughts of Zou Rong.

战国时期的邹衍创立了五行学说。

Zhànguó shíqī de Zōu Yǎn chuànglì le wǔxíng xuéshuō.

Zou Yan from the Warring States period established the theory of the Five Elements.

这座祠堂记载了邹氏家族的辉煌历史。

Zhè zuò cítáng jìzǎi le Zōu shì jiāzú de huīhuáng lìshǐ.

This ancestral hall records the glorious history of the Zou family.

山东省邹城市以孟子故里而闻名。

Shāndōng Shěng Zōuchéng Shì yǐ Mèngzǐ gùlǐ ér wénmíng.

Zoucheng City in Shandong Province is famous for being the hometown of Mencius.

这篇论文分析了邹韬奋的新闻出版理念。

Zhè piān lùnwén fēnxī le Zōu Tāofèn de xīnwén chūbǎn lǐniàn.

This thesis analyzes Zou Taofen's ideas on journalism and publishing.

考古队在邹县遗址发现了重要的青铜器。

Kǎogǔ duì zài Zōu xiàn yízhǐ fāxiàn le zhòngyào de qīngtóngqì.

The archaeological team discovered important bronze ware at the Zou County site.

Related Characters

Component: 刍

Component: 阝

邹