zhou

Who acts: Zhou dynasty, Zhou, zhōu, Confucius, Zhōumò, Many Chinese people · What happens: rule, be, mean, sound, not be, last · To what, where: China, 1046, common Chinese surname, English word, end, common family name

«zhou» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: zhou in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

The Zhou dynasty ruled China for about 800 years, from about 1046 BC to 256 BC, longer than any other Chinese dynasty.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dynasty	det
2	Zhou	Zhou	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 dynasty	compound
3	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ruled	nsubj
4	ruled	rule	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	China	China	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 ruled	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 years	case
7	about	about	ADV	_	8 800	advmod
8	800	800	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 years	nummod
9	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ruled	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 1046	punct
11	from	from	ADP	_	13 1046	case
12	about	about	ADV	_	13 1046	advmod
13	1046	1046	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 ruled	obl
14	BC	BC	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 1046	nmod:unmarked
15	to	to	ADP	_	16 256	case
16	256	256	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	13 1046	nmod
17	BC	BC	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 256	nmod:unmarked
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 longer	punct
19	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 ruled	advmod
20	than	than	ADP	_	24 dynasty	case
21	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	24 dynasty	det
22	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 dynasty	amod
23	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 dynasty	amod
24	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 longer	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ruled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rule	past	the Zhou dynasty	China		1046 BC to 256 BC	year	long property	vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent china=Result

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

Zhou is a common Chinese surname, as in Zhou Enlai, a Chinese premier.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Zhou	Zhou	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 surname	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 surname	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 surname	det
4	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 surname	amod
5	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 surname	amod
6	surname	surname	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 Zhou	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 Zhou	case
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 Zhou	case
10	Zhou	Zhou	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 surname	appos
11	Enlai	Enlai	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Zhou	flat
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 premier	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 premier	det
14	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 premier	amod
15	premier	premier	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 surname	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 surname	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Zhou	a common Chinese surname and a Chinese premier					tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

zhōu can mean "week" (xīngqī and zhōu both mean week), "state" or "province", or "porridge/congee" (粥 zhōu). It sounds like "joe" to an English ear. It is not an English word.

Sentence 1: zhōu can mean "week" (xīngqī and zhōu both mean week), "state" or "province", or "porridge/congee" (粥 zhōu).

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	zhōu	zhōu	X	Foreign=Yes	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 week	punct
5	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	obj
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 week	punct
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 mean	punct
8	xīngqī	xīngqī	ADV	_	12 mean	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 mean	cc
10	zhōu	zhōu	X	Foreign=Yes	12 mean	nsubj
11	both	both	ADV	_	12 mean	advmod
12	mean	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	advcl
13	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 mean	obl:unmarked
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 mean	punct
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 state	punct
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 state	punct
17	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	parataxis
18	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 state	punct
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 province	cc
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	21 province	punct
21	province	province	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 state	conj
22	"	"	PUNCT	_	21 province	punct
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 porridge/congee	punct
24	or	or	CCONJ	_	26 porridge/congee	cc
25	"	"	PUNCT	_	26 porridge/congee	punct
26	porridge/congee	porridge/congee	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 state	appos
27	"	"	PUNCT	_	26 porridge/congee	punct
28	(	(	PUNCT	_	29 粥	punct
29	粥	粥	X	Foreign=Yes	26 porridge/congee	conj
30	zhōu	zhōu	X	Foreign=Yes	29 粥	flat:foreign
31	)	)	PUNCT	_	26 porridge/congee	punct
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	zhōu				week		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	mean	present	zhōu				week	both, xīngqī property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: It sounds like "joe" to an English ear.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 sounds	nsubj
2	sounds	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 joe	case
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 joe	punct
5	joe	joe	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sounds	obl
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 joe	punct
7	to	to	ADP	_	10 ear	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 ear	det
9	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ear	amod
10	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sounds	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sounds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sound	present	zhōu					like joe; to a English ear	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer

Sentence 3: It is not an English word.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 word	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 word	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 word	advmod
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 word	det
5	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 word	amod
6	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	present	zhōu	a English word					tree rules

Example 1

The Zhou dynasty lasted about 800 years.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dynasty	det
2	Zhou	Zhou	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 dynasty	compound
3	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lasted	nsubj
4	lasted	last	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	about	about	ADV	_	6 800	advmod
6	800	800	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 years	nummod
7	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 lasted	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lasted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	last	past	the Zhou dynasty				year		vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Example 2

Confucius lived near the end of the Zhou dynasty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Confucius	Confucius	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 lived	nsubj
2	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	near	near	ADP	_	5 end	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 end	det
5	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lived	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 dynasty	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 dynasty	det
8	Zhou	Zhou	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 dynasty	compound
9	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 end	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	past	Confucius				near the end of the Zhou dynasty		vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near end=Location

Example 3

Zhōumò means "weekend" in Mandarin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Zhōumò	Zhōumò	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 weekend	punct
4	weekend	weekend	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 weekend	punct
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 Mandarin	case
7	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Zhōumò				weekend	in Mandarin	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in mandarin=Attribute

Example 4

Zhou is a common family name in China.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Zhou	Zhou	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 name	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 name	det
4	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 name	amod
5	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	compound
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 China	case
8	China	China	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Zhou	a common family name		China			tree rules

Example 5

Many Chinese people eat zhōu, rice porridge, for breakfast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 people	amod
2	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 people	amod
3	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 eat	nsubj
4	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	zhōu	zhōu	X	Foreign=Yes	8 porridge	nsubj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 porridge	punct
7	rice	rice	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 porridge	compound
8	porridge	porridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 eat	ccomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 breakfast	punct
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 breakfast	case
11	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 porridge	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	present	Many Chinese people						vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	porridge		zhōu						tree rules

Example 6

"Zhou" sounds a bit like "joe".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Zhou	punct
2	Zhou	Zhou	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 sounds	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Zhou	punct
4	sounds	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bit	det
6	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sounds	obl:unmarked
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 joe	case
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 joe	punct
9	joe	joe	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sounds	obl
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 joe	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sounds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sound	present	Zhou	a bit				like joe	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

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