纣

saddle strap, harness; an emperor; Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse); crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

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6
Pinyin
zhòu

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Words with 纣

  1. 箕子jī zǐ · jiziJizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhou 紂|纣[Zhou4], then ruled ancient Korea in the Zhou 周[Zhou1] dynasty
  2. 纣辛zhòu xīn · zhouxinZhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty
  3. 商纣王shāng zhòu wáng · shangzhouwangKing Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
  4. 助纣为虐zhù zhòu wéi nüè · zhuzhouweinuelit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy
  5. 武王伐纣wǔ wáng fá zhòu · wuwangfazhouKing Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]

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