Zhou zuoren biography for kids

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.

Quick facts for kids Zhou Zuoren
Born	Zhou Kuishou (周櫆壽) (1885-01-16)16 January 1885 Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Qing Empire
Died	6 May 1967(1967-05-06) (aged 82) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Occupation	Translator, Essayist
Partner(s)	Zhou Xinzi (original name: Nobuko Habuto)
Children	Zhou Fengyi Zhou Jingzi Zhou Ruozi
Parent(s)	Zhou Boyi (father) Lu Rui (mother)
Relatives	Zhou Shuren (elder brother) Zhou Jianren (younger brother)

Zhou Zuoren (Chinese: 周作人; pinyin: Zhōu Zuòrén; Wade–Giles: Chou Tso-jen) (16 January 1885 – 6 May 1967) was a Chinese writer, primarily known as an essayist and a translator.

He was the younger brother of Lu Xun (Zhou Shuren, 周树人), the second of three brothers.

Biography

Early life

Born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Zhou Zuoren was educated at the Jiangnan Naval Academy as a teenager before moving to Japan in 1906, following his b