Zhou

Zhou may refer to:

Chinese history

King Zhou of Shang (商紂王) (1105 BC–1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty
Predynastic Zhou (先周), the original 11th-century BC state in modern Shaanxi which established the Zhou dynasty
Zhou dynasty (周朝) (1046 BC–256 BC), a dynasty of China controlling Shaanxi, the North China Plain, and its periphery
- Western Zhou (西周) (1046 BC–771 BC), ruling from present-day Xi'an
- Eastern Zhou (東周) (770 BC–256 BC), overseeing numerous petty states from present-day Luoyang
Western Zhou (state) (西周) (440 BC–256 BC), one of the Warring States in modern western Henan
Eastern Zhou (state) (東周) (367 BC–249 BC), one of the Warring States in modern eastern Henan
Northern Zhou (北周) (557–581), a Xianbei state ruling western China from present-day Xi'an during the Northern and Southern Dynasties Era
Wu Zhou (武周) (690–705), the short-lived dynasty established by the empress Wu Zetian, frequently taken as a part of the Tang dynasty
Later Zhou (後周) (951–960), briefly ruling most of northern China from Kaifeng during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Era
Kingdom of Dazhou (大周) (1354–1367), briefly ruling the area around the Yangtze River Delta from Suzhou during the Red Turban Rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty
Zhou (Wu Sangui) (大周) (1678–1681), briefly ruling the area around Hunan from Hengzhou during the Qing dynasty

Zhou (surname) (周), Chinese surname
Zhou (country subdivision) (州), a political/administrative division of China
Congee (粥; zhōu), a type of porridge
Zhou (Dota) is a Dota/Dota2 player who won The International 2012 as team captain.