King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
trad. 商紂王
Also written 商紂王【Shāng Zhòu Wáng】
Characters in this word
3商
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Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), surname Shang
- Pinyin
- Shāng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 15469 of 2500
纣
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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)
- Pinyin
- Zhòu
- Traditional
- 紂
- Strokes
- 6
王
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surname Wang
- Pinyin
- Wáng
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2561 of 2500