纣
紂Meanings
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- 1.crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
- 1.Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 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)
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Etymology
Simplified from 紂 (糹 → 纟).
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纣辛 Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty商纣王 King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant助纣为虐 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)武王伐纣 King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhōu Wǔ wáng] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng]