東とう周しゅうとうしゅうMeanings1nounEastern Zhou dynastyhistorical termHistorical term for the later period of the Zhou dynasty in China (771–256 BCE).See also: 周東とう周しゅうは春しゅん秋じゅう時じ代だいと戦せん国ごく時じ代だいに分わけられる。The Eastern Zhou is divided into the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period.