纣

zhòu

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

zhòu zhou4

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

Words with 纣

助纣为虐 zhùZhòuwéinüè lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 (Shāng Zhòu wáng) in his oppression (idiom)
纣辛 ZhòuXīn Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty
商纣王 ShāngZhòuWáng King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
武王伐纣 WǔwángfáZhòu King Wu of Zhou 周武王 (Zhōu Wǔ wáng) overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商纣王 (Shāng Zhòu wáng)

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