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Character Decomposition
纣=纟+寸
Etymology
thread
Meanings
Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang (the name refers to a crupper zhòu, the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)
crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
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Words with 纣 9 total
Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty纣辛Zhòu XīnKing Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant商纣王Shāng Zhòu Wánglit. helping tyrant Zhou in his oppression (idiom) · fig. to take the side of the evildoer · giving succor to the enemy助纣为虐zhù Zhòu wéi nu:èKing Wu of Zhou 周武王 overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang武王伐纣Wǔ wáng fá Zhòu