商纣王

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

Characters and words in 商纣王

商
sha̅ng = sh + ang1
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) / surname Shang
商 = 立 + 冏 : In front of the anglepod, Sherlock Holmes set up a pop-up store. He sells velvetleaf plants which he put in vases.
商
sha̅ng = sh + ang1
commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)
商 = 立 + 冏 : In front of the anglepod, Sherlock Holmes set up a pop-up store. He sells velvetleaf plants which he put in vases.
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)
纣
紂
zhòu = zh + ou4
crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
王
wáng = w + ang2
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
王 = 一 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).
王
wàng = w + ang4
to rule / to reign over

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