纣

zhòu

Radical: 纟 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

纣 decomposes into the following components:

纟 寸

Semantic component: 纟; phonetic component: 寸.

Words containing 纣

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 纣.

纣辛
zhòu xīn
Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last emperor of the of Shang Dynasty
商纣王
shāng zhòu wáng
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
助纣为虐
zhù zhòu wéi nüè
lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom)
武王伐纣
wǔ wáng fá zhòu
King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]

Related characters (radical 纟)

Characters that share the radical 纟.

㡭 纟 纠 纡 红 纤 纥 约 级 纨 纩 纪 纫 纬 纭 纯 纰 纱 纲 纳 纴 纵 纶 纷

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