King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]
trad. 武王伐紂
Also written 武王伐紂【Wǔ wáng fá Zhòu】
Characters in this word
4武
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surname Wu
- Pinyin
- Wǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 23564 of 2500
王
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surname Wang
- Pinyin
- Wáng
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2561 of 2500
伐
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to cut down, to fell, to dispatch an expedition against, to attack, to boast, Taiwan pr. [fa1]
- Pinyin
- fá
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 19061 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