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纣

zhòu

Definitions

1. (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)
2. crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

Words Containing 纣

• 助纣为虐 助纣为虐 zhù zhòu wéi nüe4: lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[shāng zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
• 商纣王 商纣王 shāng zhòu wáng: King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
• 武王伐纣 武王伐纣 wǔ wáng fá zhòu: King Wu of Zhou 周武王[zhōu wǔ wáng] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[shāng zhòu wáng]
• 纣辛 纣辛 zhòu xīn: Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty