Usage of the character 纣
zhòu
纣
[紂]
- crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
Zhòu
纣
[紂]
- Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王／商纣王 ( Shāng Zhòu Wáng) (the name refers to a crupper 紂／纣 (zhòu), the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)
Zhòu Xīn
纣辛
[紂辛]
- Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty
Shāng Zhòu Wáng
商纣王
[商紂王]
- King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
zhù Zhòuwéinüè
助纣为虐
[助紂為虐]
- lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王／商纣王 ( Shāng Zhòuwáng) in his oppression (idiom)
- fig. to take the side of the evildoer
- giving succor to the enemy
Wǔwángfá Zhòu
武王伐纣
[武王伐紂]
- King Wu of Zhou 周武王 ( Zhōu Wǔwáng) overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王／商纣王 ( Shāng Zhòuwáng)