纣

紂
Zhòu
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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Homographs

纣 zhòu crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

Containing this entry

助纣为虐 zhù Zhòuwéinüè
  1. lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 Shāng Zhòuwáng in his oppression (idiom)
  2. fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. giving succor to the enemy
商纣王 Shāng Zhòu Wáng King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
武王伐纣 Wǔwángfá Zhòu King Wu of Zhou 周武王 Zhōu Wǔwáng overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商纣王 Shāng Zhòuwáng
纣辛 Zhòu Xīn Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty
助纣为虐 zhùzhòuwéinüè
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