商紂王

商纣王
Shāng Zhòu Wáng
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant

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Entry Composition

1 商 Shāng
  1. Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC)
  2. surname Shang
2 紂 Zhòu Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王 Shāng Zhòu Wáng (the name refers to a crupper 紂 zhòu, the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)
3 王 Wáng surname Wang