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纣zhòu
Trad. 紂
  • Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)
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纣zhòu
Trad. 紂
  • crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
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纣zhòu辛xīn
Trad. 紂辛
  • Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty
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商shāng纣zhòu王wáng
Trad. 商紂王
  • King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
🖌️ 商 Strokes 🖌️ 纣 Strokes 🖌️ 王 Strokes
武wǔ王wáng伐fá纣zhòu
Trad. 武王伐紂
  • King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]
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助zhù纣zhòu为wéi虐nüè
Trad. 助紂為虐
  • lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom)
  • fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  • giving succor to the enemy
🖌️ 助 Strokes 🖌️ 纣 Strokes 🖌️ 为 Strokes 🖌️ 虐 Strokes

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