商纣王
Traditional: 商紂王Dictionary entry
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
What does 商纣王 mean?
商纣王 (Shāng Zhòu Wáng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
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商ShāngShang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) · surname Shang纣ZhòuZhou, 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)王Wángsurname Wang
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商纣王
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