紂

纣
紂
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)
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纣
紂
zhòu = zh + ou4
crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
Add a new mnemonic for 纣 = 纟 + 寸
Add a new mnemonic for 紂 = 糹 + 寸
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紂 character breakdown

寸
cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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纟
糹
sī = s + Ø1
"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]
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Add a new mnemonic for 糹 = 幺 + 小
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