zhòu
name of an emperor
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 紂
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
giving succor to the enemy | ||
saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back) | ||
King Wu of Zhou 周武王[ZhōuWǔwáng] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[ShāngZhòuwáng] | ||
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[d]ruʔ | drjuwX | zhòu | leather belt used on the rump of a horse hitched to a cart; name of last Shāng ruler |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
4329th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 9 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+7D02 |
Shuowen | “紂，馬緧也。从糸，肘省聲。” |
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