抓周
zhuā zhōu
Pinyin

Definition

抓周
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zhuā zhōu
  1. custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Zhōu
  1. 1 surname Zhou
  2. 2 Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
zhōu wéi
  1. 1 surroundings
  2. 2 environment
  3. 3 to encompass
zhōu biān
  1. 1 periphery
  2. 2 rim
  3. 3 surroundings
  4. 4 all around
  5. 5 perimeter
  6. 6 peripheral (computing)
  7. 7 spin-offs
zhuā
  1. 1 to grab
  2. 2 to catch
  3. 3 to arrest
  4. 4 to snatch
  5. 5 to scratch
zhōu mò
  1. 1 weekend
Zhōu gōng
  1. 1 Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhōu Wén wáng], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xī Zhōu], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
zhōu dào
  1. 1 thoughtful
  2. 2 considerate
  3. 3 attentive
  4. 4 thorough
  5. 5 also pr. [zhōu dao]
Zhōu yì
  1. 1 another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經|易经[Yì jīng]
Zhōu Jié lún
  1. 1 Jay Chou (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
Zhōu Yú mín
  1. 1 Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4
Zhōu Yú
  1. 1 Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff
  2. 2 in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang
zhōu shēn
  1. 1 whole body
zhōu zāo
  1. 1 surrounding
  2. 2 nearby
sì zhōu
  1. 1 all around
zhuā zhù
  1. 1 to grab
  2. 2 to capture
zhuā pāi
  1. 1 to capture (an image)
  2. 2 to snap (a photo)
zhuā kuáng
  1. 1 to blow one's top
  2. 2 to be driven mad
  3. 3 to become frantic
zhuā jǐn
  1. 1 to grasp firmly
  2. 2 to pay special attention to
  3. 3 to rush in
  4. 4 to make the most of
Zhōu yī
  1. 1 Monday
Zhōu sān
  1. 1 Wednesday

Idioms (4)

周游列国
zhōu yóu liè guó
  1. 1 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
  2. 2 refers to the travels of Confucius
抓耳挠腮
zhuā ěr náo sāi
  1. 1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
众所周知
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī
  1. 1 as everyone knows (idiom)
周而复始
zhōu ér fù shǐ
  1. 1 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
  2. 2 the wheel comes full circle

Sample Sentences

听上去我还是觉得“抓周”更有趣。对了,听说中国人生日时喜欢把所有的亲戚朋友都请到饭店里大吃一顿,这是真的吗?
tīngshàngqù wǒ hái shì juéde “zhuāzhōu ”gēng yǒuqù 。duìle ,tīngshuō zhōngguórén shēngrì shí xǐhuan bǎ suǒyǒu de qīnqīpéngyǒu dōu qǐngdào fàndiàn lǐ dàchī yī dùn ,zhè shì zhēn de me ?
也不是。“抓周”是古代的习俗,现在已经很少有人这么做了。毕竟,将来谁也说不准。现在的家长更喜欢做一些有纪念性的事情,比如说带孩子去做手模、脚模,记录下他成长的痕迹。
yě bù shì 。“zhuāzhōu ”shì gǔdài de xísú ,xiànzài yǐjīng hěn shǎo yǒurén zhème zuò le 。bìjìng ,jiānglái shéi yě shuō bùzhǔn 。xiànzài de jiāzhǎng gèng xǐhuan zuò yīxiē yǒu jìniàn xìng de shìqing ,bǐrú shuō dài háizi qù zuò shǒumó 、jiǎomó ,jìlù xià tā chéngzhǎng de hénjī 。
真有意思,中国人小时候都“抓周”吗?
zhēn yǒuyìsi ,zhōngguórén xiǎoshíhòu dōu “zhuāzhōu ”ma ?
抓周”
zhuāzhōu ”
我“抓周”的时候照的。
wǒ “zhuāzhōu ”de shíhou zhào de 。