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Chinese character

纣

zhòu

saddle strap, harness

6 strokesRadical 纟No. 4076Simplified

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • saddle strap, harness
  • an emperor
  • 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)
  • crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

Simplified / Traditional

纣→紂

Variant forms: 紂

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纣

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