Zhou

Zhou may refer to:

Chinese history

Predynastic Zhou (周 or 先周; c. 1150–c. 1046 BC), the state in modern Shaanxi which established the Zhou dynasty
Zhou dynasty (周朝; c. 1046–256 BC), a dynasty of China controlling Shaanxi, the North China Plain, and its periphery
- Western Zhou (西周; c. 1046–771 BC), ruling from present-day Xi'an
- Eastern Zhou (東周; 770–256 BC), overseeing numerous petty states from present-day Luoyang
Zhou (Duke of Zhou's state) [zh] (周邑 or 周国; c. 1046–after 580 BC), located in Zhoucheng (present-day Fengxiang District), the fief granted to Duke of Zhou's younger son Duke Ping of Zhou and his descendants, lasting at least until 580 BC under Chu
Western Zhou (state) (西周; 440–256 BC), one of the Warring States in modern western Henan
Eastern Zhou (state) (東周; 367–249 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
Wu Zhou (武周; 690–705), a brief interregnum of the Tang dynasty, ruling from present-day Luoyang
Later Zhou (後周; 951–960), briefly ruling most of northern China from Kaifeng during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Zhang Zhou (张周 or 大周; 1354–1357), a state founded by Zhang Shicheng during the Red Turban Rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty
Great Zhou (大周; 1678–1681), a state founded by Wu Sangui during the Qing dynasty

Chinese Zhou-class nuclear submarine, a type of nuclear-powered vessel
Zhou (administrative division) (州), a traditional East Asian administrative division
Congee, various rice porridges known in Chinese as zhōu (粥)