周 zhōu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
周到
zhōudào
thoughtful, considerate
Characters in this word
到 dào
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 至 reach, arrive 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 前台服务很周到，连孩子的拖鞋都提前准备好了。 Qiántái fúwù hěn zhōudào, lián háizi de tuōxié dōu tíqián zhǔnbèi hǎo le. The front desk service was very thoughtful; they had even prepared children's slippers in advance.
- 服务员想得很周到，主动给我们加了热水。 Fúwùyuán xiǎng de hěn zhōudào, zhǔdòng gěi wǒmen jiā le rèshuǐ. The waiter was very considerate and topped up our hot water without being asked.
- 出门旅行前，她把每件事都安排得很周到。 Chūmén lǚxíng qián, tā bǎ měi jiàn shì dōu ānpái de hěn zhōudào. Before setting off on the trip, she arranged everything very thoughtfully.
Related words
- 上周 shàngzhōu last week
- 下周 xiàzhōu next week
- 周 zhōu week
- 周末 zhōumò weekend
- 周年 zhōunián anniversary
- 周围 zhōuwéi around; surroundings
- 四周 sìzhōu all around; surroundings
- 周期 zhōuqī cycle; period
- 众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī as everyone knows
- 周边 zhōubiān surrounding area, periphery
- 周密 zhōumì meticulous; thorough
- 周岁 zhōusuì one full year of age; full age