纣

zhòu = zh + ou4

(bound form) Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty 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)

zhòu = zh + ou4

crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

纣 character breakdown

纣
- 寸
  - 一
  - 丶
  - 亅
- 纟

cùn = cu + (e)n4

a unit of length / inch / thumb

寸 = 一 + 亅 + 丶 : Kitty Cat is playing with a petal leaf in the encampment's bathroom. She's keeping it in the air by hitting it with a flute and a crowbar. It's so much fun that she thinks to herself "thumbs up".

si̅ = s + Ø1

"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

A silk worm.

Characters with 纣 as component

zhòu = zh + ou4

(dialect) to wrap with straw / classifier for a bundle (of bowls, dishes etc) tied with straw

Words with 纣

lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom) / fig. to take the side of the evildoer / giving succor to the enemy

Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last king of the Shang dynasty

King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant

King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]

Sentences with 纣

纣 currently does not appear in any sentence.