Chou

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Chou is an alternative romanization of the Chinese surname and dynasty name commonly spelled "Zhou" in pinyin.

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese dynasty name romanization
romanization
alternativeTo pinyin romanization Zhou
associatedWith Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED
category Romanized Chinese dynasty names
Romanized Chinese surnames
hasVariant Zhou NERFINISHED
historicallyCommonBefore adoption of Hanyu Pinyin
language Chinese
moreTraditionalThan Zhou NERFINISHED
notInPinyinStandard true
representsPronunciationOf
周朝
romanizationSystem Postal romanization NERFINISHED
Wade–Giles NERFINISHED
romanizes Zhou NERFINISHED
stillFoundIn family names of Chinese diaspora
personal names
transcriptionOf Mandarin initial zh- and final -ou
usedFor Chinese dynasty name Zhou
Chinese surname Zhou
usedIn English-language texts on China (historical)
Overseas Chinese communities
Taiwan (historical usage) NERFINISHED
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hongren birthName Chou
Chow hasVariantForm Chou
Zhou hasVariantSpelling Chou