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商纣王

shāng zhòu wáng

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Definitions

  1. 1. King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant

Child Words of 商纣王

王
wáng

king or monarch

王
wàng

to rule

商
shāng

commerce

纣
zhòu

(bound form) Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty 商紂王|商纣王[shāng zhòu wáng] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhòu], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)