Běi
Zhōu

name
technical

Meaning of 北周

北周 means Northern Zhou dynasty; a regime during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. Pronounced Běi Zhōu.

  • Northern Zhou dynasty; a regime during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period

Definitions & Examples

Běi
Zhōu
shì
Nán
Běi
Cháo
shí
zuì
hòu
běi
fāng
wáng
cháo
 

Northern Zhou was the last northern dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period.

wén
Jué
jiàn
le
Běi
Zhōu
 

Yuwen Jue founded the Northern Zhou dynasty.

Běi
Zhōu
de
chéng
zài
Cháng
ān
 
jīn
西
ān
 
 

The capital of Northern Zhou was Chang'an (modern-day Xi'an).

Yào
liǎo
jiě
Běi
Zhōu
 
cān
kǎo
Nán
Běi
Cháo
de
shǐ
 

To understand Northern Zhou, one can refer to the history of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.