Definition of "Zhou"

A people of ancient China.  examples

Various regions of ancient China occupied by this people, including the Fen and Wei valleys  examples

A dynasty of rulers over this people, who conquered the Shang kingdom and nominally ruled China until their conquest by Qin in the 3rd century BC  examples

The realm of this dynasty, surrounding the Yellow River  examples

The era of Chinese history during which this dynasty ruled  examples

The valley of the Luo and Yi Rivers during the Eastern Zhou dynasty  examples

The short-lived dynasty declared by Wu Zetian during the Tang  examples

A surname. of Chinese origin.  examples