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Pinyin (reading):

Zhòu

Definitions:

  • 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)

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