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纣

zhòu

Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty 商纣王shāng zhòu wáng (the name refers to a crupper 纣zhòu, the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)
  2. 2. crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

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Words Containing 纣

助纣为虐
zhù zhòu wéi nüè

lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[shāng zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)

商纣王
shāng zhòu wáng

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

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
zhòu xīn

Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty