武王伐纣

wǔ wáng fá zhòu

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1. King Wu of Zhou 周武王zhōu wǔ wáng overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商纣王shāng zhòu wáng

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Child Words of 武王伐纣

• 王 王 wáng: king or monarch
• 王 王 wàng: to rule
• 伐 伐 fá: to cut down
• 武 武 wǔ: martial
• 纣 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)