Chinese Word: 纣 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

纣 (Trad.: 紂)

Pinyin: zhòu

English Definition: saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back)

Chinese Definition:
①中国商代最后的君主，相传是暴君。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:寸 indicates the sound; 纟 (thread) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 寸 [ cùn ] inch; small, tiny

Similar Characters: 衬

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Example Words

商纣王	shāng zhòu wáng	King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
助纣为虐	zhù zhòu wéi nüè	lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy
武王伐纣	wǔ wáng fá zhòu	King Wu of Zhou 周武王
桀纣之恶	jié zhòu zhī è	The devil is not as black as painted. (idiom)
纣辛	zhòu xīn	Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty

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Example Sentences

1		nà 那 shì 是 lǚ 缕 zhòu 纣 méi yǒu 没有 xiǎn 险 wù 婺 shì 事。 It was something that happens once in the blue moon.
2		zhōu lè 周乐《 dà wǔ 大武》， shì 是 wǔ wáng fá zhòu 武王伐纣 shèng lì 胜利 hòu 后 yóu 由 zhōu gōng 周公 chuàng biān 创编 de 的。 The dance "Dawu"was composed by the Duke of Zhou after Emperor Wu successfully overthrew the Shang Dynasty.
3		jié 桀 hé 和 zhòu 纣 dài lǐng 带领 tiān xià 天下 bào nüè 暴虐 wú 无 dào 道， bǎi xìng 百姓 yě 也 jiù 就 gēn suí 跟随 zhe 着 qiǎng duó 抢夺 zuò luàn 作乱。 Jie and Zhou led on the kingdom with violence, and people followed them.
4		wén wáng 文王 yǐ 以 huái róu 怀柔 de 的 fāng shì 方式 róng rěn 容忍 zhòu 纣， yǐ 以 huàn qǔ 换取 hé píng 和平， ér 而 wǔ wáng 武王 zé 则 fá 伐 zhòu 纣， yǐ 以 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根 de 的 fāng shì 方式 qiāng 将 zhòu 纣 xiāo miè 消灭， yǐ 以 jiě 解 bǎi xìng 百姓 dào xuán 倒悬 zhī 之 kǔ 苦。 King of Wen obtained peace by the means of forgiveness and tolerance; King of Wu crusaded against State of Zhou and made a clean sweep of it to emancipate people.
5		《 yì 逸 zhōu shū 周书》 zhōng 中 de 的《 wǔ 武 wù 寤》 piān 篇 shì 是 gē sòng 歌颂 wǔ wáng fá zhòu 武王伐纣 shì jì 事迹 de 的《 dà wǔ 大武》 lè 乐 cí 辞 de 的 dì èr 第二 yuè zhāng 乐章 “ zài 再 chéng 成 ér 而 miè 灭 shāng 商 ” ， jí 即《 xiǔ 宿 yè 夜》。 Wuwu in Yizhoushu is Suye, the second movement of Dawu, which sings the praise of the deeds that King Wu conquered King Zhou.

More Sentences

1		nà 那 shì 是 lǚ 缕 zhòu 纣 méi yǒu 没有 xiǎn 险 wù 婺 shì 事。 It was something that happens once in the blue moon.
2		zhōu lè 周乐《 dà wǔ 大武》， shì 是 wǔ wáng fá zhòu 武王伐纣 shèng lì 胜利 hòu 后 yóu 由 zhōu gōng 周公 chuàng biān 创编 de 的。 The dance "Dawu"was composed by the Duke of Zhou after Emperor Wu successfully overthrew the Shang Dynasty.
3		jié 桀 hé 和 zhòu 纣 dài lǐng 带领 tiān xià 天下 bào nüè 暴虐 wú 无 dào 道， bǎi xìng 百姓 yě 也 jiù 就 gēn suí 跟随 zhe 着 qiǎng duó 抢夺 zuò luàn 作乱。 Jie and Zhou led on the kingdom with violence, and people followed them.
4		wén wáng 文王 yǐ 以 huái róu 怀柔 de 的 fāng shì 方式 róng rěn 容忍 zhòu 纣， yǐ 以 huàn qǔ 换取 hé píng 和平， ér 而 wǔ wáng 武王 zé 则 fá 伐 zhòu 纣， yǐ 以 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根 de 的 fāng shì 方式 qiāng 将 zhòu 纣 xiāo miè 消灭， yǐ 以 jiě 解 bǎi xìng 百姓 dào xuán 倒悬 zhī 之 kǔ 苦。 King of Wen obtained peace by the means of forgiveness and tolerance; King of Wu crusaded against State of Zhou and made a clean sweep of it to emancipate people.
5		《 yì 逸 zhōu shū 周书》 zhōng 中 de 的《 wǔ 武 wù 寤》 piān 篇 shì 是 gē sòng 歌颂 wǔ wáng fá zhòu 武王伐纣 shì jì 事迹 de 的《 dà wǔ 大武》 lè 乐 cí 辞 de 的 dì èr 第二 yuè zhāng 乐章 “ zài 再 chéng 成 ér 而 miè 灭 shāng 商 ” ， jí 即《 xiǔ 宿 yè 夜》。 Wuwu in Yizhoushu is Suye, the second movement of Dawu, which sings the praise of the deeds that King Wu conquered King Zhou.

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