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纣
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name of an emperor

HSK 10
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zhòu
チュウ
しりがい
주
Components
糹 silk+ 寸 Chinese inch =
紂 name of an emperor
糹 Meaning component
mì
silk
thread
寸 Phonetic component
cùn Chinese inch
inch
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Notes
Similar Characters
总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)紛 disorderly (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
紂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
纣 / 紂 [zhòu]
saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
助纣为虐 [zhù​Zhòu​wéi​nüè] #46,098
lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng​Zhòu​wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
武王伐纣 [Wǔ​wáng​fá​Zhòu] #58,906
King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhōu​Wǔ​wáng] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng​Zhòu​wáng]
商纣王 [Shāng​Zhòu​wáng] #58,934
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
纣辛 [Zhòu​Xīn]
Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty