Chinese–English

纣

zhòu · zhou/Zhòu · zhou

Traditional 紂

Meaning

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zhòu 紂

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

Zhòu 紂

  1. 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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